problem with skimmer

[ah^siao]

i just got this macro skimmer..

think is the venturi 300.. not sure...is either 300 or 200 la..

anyway using a 4000L/H for it.. used a T join and divert the rest of the water to my chiller... cauz pump too fast for skimmer...

i notice that the air bubbles aren't very fine... and also that there is not much foam?

y????

and my skimmate is only abit yellowish.. not even kopi-O...

wad should i do???

please advise..

[weileong]

what pump is that? I looking for a pump with this flow rate

[bum]

what model exactly?

the rcommended flowrate for asf 300 is 2000L/hr.

also, the chiller will have its own recommended flowrate.

i doubt its as high as 4000L/hr

by hooking it up in a big loop,

how do you measure the flowrate?

dude,

there is a reason why its called 'recommended'

4000L/hr is better as your return pump.

try getting replacements for your skimmer and chiller.

[sinner]

skimmer takes time to break in for fine bubbles as for the foam i read in a thread that it might be due to lack of salt...

[ah^siao]

that's y i split it's flow rate ma????

to the chiller and the skimmer...

i using smt also with that flow rate for my return pump...

er.. the pump i dunoe wad brand.. it's a china one...

[terryansimon]

what exactly is your

1) skimmer's model

2) chiller's model

different models will have different flowrates. branching out doesn't necessarily mean you're halving the flow rate right down to the decimal point.

best if you get dedicated pumps so that if one fails, at least something else is still working. more costly in the long run, but the ease of mind is there.

[ah^siao]

should be macro venturi 300.. and using chiller is cl280 lol...

hmmm...

how to know the diff btw macro venturi 300 and 200?

[SBS_Transit]

may i know what cute animal is that in your hand ?

[weileong]

looks like some cute hamster.

Wow still remember I keep them more than 10 yrs ago. Was fun and after they start to mate and reproduce heheheh end up all male one cage, all female one cage.

[ah^siao]

when they start to mulitpy.. it's a headache...