Help on AS200

[LfcCta]

Hi,

look at the link below....followed the intrustion on setting the my marco as200 skimmer...

but how come no bubbles ?

faulty ?

or i set up wrongly ?

thanks

http://www.arofanatics.com/members/lfccta/skimmer/

[aStRoBo|]

bro.. remove the air-intake tube from the connection there.. u cant block the air intake one.. i may be wrong.. cos i using as100p.

[LfcCta]

i go try

[LfcCta]

cannot leh still the same thing

tat one is actually the silencer

[shoelevy]

no la astroboi

the sponge there is to muffle the air ###### noise

y no bubble cos yr pump is too deep...wen pump deep water pressure is high preventing air from entering air tube

raise it and u decrease water pressure and viola....air gets sucked in through bernoilli principle

[LfcCta]

no la astroboi

the sponge there is to muffle the air ###### noise

y no bubble cos yr pump is too deep...wen pump deep water pressure is high preventing air from entering air tube

raise it and u decrease water pressure and viola....air gets sucked in through bernoilli principle

hi,

btw now i put an air pump into the 2nd hole of the silencer and pump oxygen into the skimmer....can this works as well?

if i put my powerhead too high my tank no space liao

*the red circle shows where i connect my air pump

[supremo]

bro, according to the manual the top of the pump must be within 10cm from the water level. hence no need to raise the skimmer itself, only the pump. and because you raised the pump you'll need to shorten the gray hose to make it just nice.

had the same problem when i installed my AS350 this afternoon. So placed the pump in sump eggcrates and viola, bubbles

was actually going to buy that AS200 you bought, but you beat me to it so ended up buying the AS350 which was only a few dollars more than what you paid for

[shoelevy]

10cm is for 350

as100 is 1-2cm

so for as200 my guess is place yr pump between 3-5

y u wanna put air pump?...waste power and money rite?

[LfcCta]

10cm is for 350

as100 is 1-2cm

so for as200 my guess is place yr pump between 3-5

y u wanna put air pump?...waste power and money rite?

coz if i i too my powerhead too high, it will not look nice. coz my tank quite small only 3ft....it will be too visible.

i use the air pump nothing rite ? does it still produce the same function ?

[shoelevy]

it will...but the flow of air into the system is now not the same as it would naturally be....then u may face problems

[supremo]

i see, you mean the pump is in the main tank? i think if the water level also not stable tehn you'll have problem maintaining the 3-5 cm clearance. i placed my pump in the middle part of my sump which i think is the most stable section in terms of water level.

but after running it since thursday afternoon, still no foam,

[Rocky99]

hi, i've been using the same unit as yours...... as200p...... i connect it like the way you connect..... mine is doing a great job.... black smelly skimmate.....

did you on/off the pump too frequently before the break in?

at least, u should see lots of fine fine bubbles once you turn on the pump....

one suggestion.... you see the nozzle that connects to the thin rubber tubing to draw air. instead of pointing upwards, you try point to the side. and then off/on the pump....

[shoelevy]

the pump works by venturi...###### air in via hi speed of water....yr pump too deep the water pressure too high then air will not suck in

simple....try all other methods won't work...lifting it up is the only method