Sanders Skimmer

[[d]3v|L]

hi all. jus bot a sanders maxi skimmer. i have problem operating it cause theres a lot of foam[tiny bubbles] escaping to the water surface. any idea?

[Tanzy]

I'll assume you bought the shortest Maxi-skim. Hang-on skimmers will usually leak some air bubbles in the output. It gets worse the shorter the skimmer is.

How low is your airstone?

[[d]3v|L]

hi tanz, what are the effect when the air bubbles leak? im not sure how low my air stone is.. its the $79[price in store] 1 i bought. any idea how to not let those bubble leak?

[Tanzy]

Those bubbles are just unsightly but there's no evidence that they are dangerous or detrimental to animal health.

You can build a pvc pipe from the outlet such that the water coming out of the skimmer is directed at the surface so all the bubbles can dissipate faster.

[[d]3v|L]

does lowering the output of the air and raising the skimmer level help? btw if theres bubble coming out from the skimmer will it work as usual?

[Tanzy]

That I do not know. Why don't you try it and see what happens.

[[d]3v|L]

ok.. don like those bubbles to pock n salt up the surface.

[Bluebeard]

hey i teach u already, if you see fine bubbles coming out from the foaming chamber, increase the air at the water pumping tube (the front where water come out). if you see fine bubbles coming from the water pumping tube, just reduce the air there.

if you have big water bubbles coming out from the water pumping tube, just raise the level of the whole skimmer, it will reduce a lot.

[newdamsel]

For the maxi skimmer that I'm using, the bubbles will escape from the inlet where water flows in, it serves as counter-current. So unless U do not let water flow into the skimmer, you'll have bubbles everywhere~!

What Bluebeard said will minimize.. but will never rid u of the prob...

[[d]3v|L]

ok i will try it. the small bubbles come out from the sides of the skimmer and i guess oso a lil from the water outlet.

[boxfish]

I'm using the older model sander and the reply on using air control is absolutely correct as I've done it myself. Find this effect quite cool and also the suction effect when the foam was push towards the cup.

Good buy, best buy, must buy!