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Originally Posted by Nemain
I hooked up my new becket, but its just not working.. water goes in, air goes in.. its bubbly.. but its not reaching the top of the skimmer at all, and there is apparently no sludge in my tank.. yeah right o_O
I filled my sump to max capacity, that brought he water level up to the top of the first connection doo hicky (sorry for the technical terms o_O) but still... nothing.
Am i doing soemthing wrong here?
Beth
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If it is your first time setting up the skimmer there might be a break in period. Have your water level just above the box of your skimmer and wait a couple of days. Try to keep your hands out of the tank. There might be oils and stuff from the handling of your skimmer so it might need to break in. A foam head should start then you can turn your gate valve clockwise a little bit to raise the water level in the skimmer, this will let you skim "more" or wetter. Harvey made his skimmer and I think it took a few days before it started skimming.
des