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Old 05-05-2006, 03:14 PM
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I assume there is some sort of adjustment on the skimmer, I would raise the "bubble height" further up the neck of the skimmer.

You could also try giving everything a thorough vinigar cleaning, especially any injectors or venturis.

But with such a low bioload and depending on what else you do for maintenance and water quality, you might not have a ton to skim. In which case I would increase the bubble height even more, and skim really wet.
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Old 05-05-2006, 03:52 PM
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There is an adjustment valve but with the way it is acting it is really hard to tune. It is verry sensitive and it seems it either does nothing or fills the cup in minutes
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Old 05-05-2006, 04:40 PM
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You can try adjusting the amount of air going into the skimmer as well since that will also affect your water height.
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Old 05-05-2006, 04:59 PM
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Is it all cleaned out?
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Old 05-05-2006, 05:38 PM
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Is bright shiny clean....when I switched tanks I had it pulled out.....I know it usualy takes a few days to get going but I have had it running for at least a couple of weeks
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What does the adjustment valve control? Does it vary the water height in the neck of the skimmer, or the air intake?
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Old 05-05-2006, 05:42 PM
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What pump are you using on it? How big is your tank?
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