Help !!!!

[cool water]

Dear All:

I need some advise from this problem:

I have just complete set up a 4x2.5x2.5 tanks last sat and started to operate the skimmer on Monday. The skimmer skim for a few hour and it stop producing form.

Skimmer = Weipro 2014 running with weipro 3000 pump. It working well, water lever at right high, very fine bubbles was produce. But still no form after 3 days of running till now?

Can it be the water is new and too clean? nothing to skim? Please help. I really don't know whats went right? Help Help Help. THANKS

[huanjie]

is that a new skimmer ? new skimmer need a few days to run in before it can skim so as to remove substances such as oil from manufacting...

[Limpc]

Your tank and water still clean, since it is new setup and thus nothing to skim.

Be patient.

[hotlemond]

firstly, wat's inside the tank now?

also, new skimmer needs to break in. Break in period will varies.

[Gouldian]

Hotlemond is right, Weipro needs longer break-in period.

Besides that, it could be due tuning of the air in-take. What most reefers do with Weipro is to install a valve at the air in-take tube of the venturi for some fine tuning works.

Remember, always expect some form of skimmate even if your tank is brand new, there is not such thing as "my water is too clean".

[cool water]

Hi Guys:

Thanks for the advise.

I only have salt water, 4" of zero gride sand and 10kg of LR inside the new tanks. Me doing the cycle now. I thinks it is to clean to skim and nothing to skim.

[cool water]

Thanks Gouldian.

If i have a valve install, at which level should the valve be turn. Should i adjust and monitor it for full opening to close or the other way? THANKS

[Gouldian]

Bro, once you have LRs and sand, there bounds to be stuffs you can skim.

This is because all LRs will have some form of lives produces some form of deritus dissloving in your water that needs to be skimmed.

[Gouldian]

Thanks Gouldian.

    If i have a valve install, at which level should the valve be turn. Should i adjust and monitor it for full opening to close or the other way? THANKS

Bro, different tank and different models of skimmer will require different adjustment.

What most reefers does is:

1) Ensure that the water level inside the reaction chamber with the valve fully closed in slightly below the neck

2) Then we will slowly open the valve till we see some production of foam

3) The foam should be climbing to about 1/3 height of the neck in the collection cup during this time

4) Observe for the next day to see whether you are able to get the foam going above the neck into the collection cup

5) If you are able to collect some skimmate within 24hrs after adjustment - you are getting it right

But be careful not to open the valve too much as it would lead to too much foaming thereby overflowing.

Also monitor and adjust the valve accordingly for the next few days as the breaking in of the skimmer and the spike of ammonia and nitrite might drive your skimmer crazy.

[cool water]

Hi: All

Thanks for all the good advise, Skimmer is working now.

[cool water]

Is working very hard.