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Old 10-08-2014, 01:03 AM
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I'm in the process of cycling my tank and my Bubble Magus Curve 5 seems to be skimming water.

What's the optimal water height for this skimmer?

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Old 10-08-2014, 04:07 AM
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I'm in the process of cycling my tank and my Bubble Magus Curve 5 seems to be skimming water.

What's the optimal water height for this skimmer?

Thank you!
I would suggest to keep the skimmer off during cycle (you are taking away the stuffs that will cycle the tank) and the optimum height is around 8".
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I would suggest to keep the skimmer off during cycle (you are taking away the stuffs that will cycle the tank) .
I wouldn't agree with that portion. Protein skimmers are 100% efficient at pulling out matter. you would never skim your tank clean not causing a cycle. I as well as many others run it right from the start to help keep nutrients in check from the get go.
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I wouldn't agree with that portion. Protein skimmers are 100% efficient at pulling out matter. you would never skim your tank clean not causing a cycle. I as well as many others run it right from the start to help keep nutrients in check from the get go.
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+2 I guess Skim from day one.
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+2 I guess Skim from day one.
+3 I skimmed from start don't be surprises if your skimmer goes nuts foaming out the top. I let mine foam for about a week out the top then raised it up about a 1 1/2" it was still pulling junk out of water. After about 3 weeks it settled down and now sits on bottom of sump tuned in
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Default Bubble Magus Curve 5 - Optimal Wate Height
I'm looking for help tuning my Curve 5... I feel clueless. Either it foams out the top, dumping my skimmate back into my sump, or (after I raise it) it seems to skim nothing.

Has anyone created an idiot's guide to tuning one of these?
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Old 11-04-2014, 12:51 AM
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Have you adjusted the knob it raises and lowers water levels mine is backwards so min is max etc
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