Help with my Skimmer

Eb0la11 · #1 08-02-2009, 01:55 AM

Hey guys, just plumbing up my skimmer and ran into a bit of a question mark when putting my skimmer together. Its a used unit so I dont have instructions or anything. It works quite well, doesnt leak and is doing the job.

What I didnt understand is I have this big like 3 inch o-ring that sort of fits between my collection cup and the top of the unit, but not quite. When its in there I cant drop the cup down into the grooves and twist it tight onto the unit.

Is this the right place for this o-ring? Does anyone else have an o-ring in this spot?

What product can I put on the o-ring to lubricate it thats reef safe? (dont answer only this question, cause Im pretty sure vasoline would work and is fine, the other questions are more important.)

ILIKECOUGARS · #2 08-02-2009, 02:16 AM

What the brand name of the skimmer, it should have a groove on the base that the o-ring sit in.

Eb0la11 · #3 08-02-2009, 02:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ILIKECOUGARS

What the brand name of the skimmer, it should have a groove on the base that the o-ring sit in.

Its a turbofloter aqua medic shorty 5000. There is a groove that is like 5% larger than the o-ring. It doesnt fit in there quite as thight as I'd like.

Does your skimmer have an oring there?

Navarchus · #4 08-02-2009, 03:27 AM

http://aqua-medic.de/en/service/pdfs...20_410.17_.pdf

bowkry · #5 08-02-2009, 03:46 AM

my R2K was the same way try just wetting the O ring with hot water.It worked for me

Eb0la11 · #6 08-02-2009, 05:05 AM

Thanks guys for the instructions and the o-ring tip. I'll give it a shot and report back either here or in my build thread. Hoping to fill the tank tomorrow night or the next night.

Navarchus · #7 08-02-2009, 05:30 AM

Good luck