question about remora skimmers

howdy20012002 · #1 10-02-2006, 06:14 PM

thanks for the help
I didn't know that I could actually clean it
I will try that tonight
thanks again
Neal
has anyone tried putting a airhose on the pump? would this make it work better?

OCDP · #2 10-02-2006, 07:20 PM

Neal, I would say clean the skimmer's spray injector well.. and clean the maxi-jet. This helps so much.. also, I would not run any air hose. Just leave it be, these skimmers are very effective (at least IMO..) Just keep everything the way it is... and give the whole unit a good clean. When I clean my pump and injector I get nearly a cup of skimmate a day. (wet)

Also, Remora's are pretty notorious for crapping out for an hour or so after hands are in the tank, after feedings, dosing (as mentioned), etc, etc.. but IME it only stops producing skimmate for an hour or so.. depending. If you feed heavy, expect a little longer in delay. I know when I put a bit of garlic extract on my mysis, it stops working for a couple hours.

Overall, a sweet HOB skimmer, works very well for the price, and has such low maintenance. I have been using mine for a couple years now... not a single complaint. I have never had one problem with mine either..

It's all in the maintenance.. keep the injector and maxi-jet clean and it willl work like a charm.

Anywhoo...

howdy20012002 · #3 10-02-2006, 07:29 PM

I will definitely rip it apart and give it a good cleaning
I know my Remora in my 90 gallon does an awesome job.
thanks again
Neal

Todd · #4 10-02-2006, 08:09 PM

If you do clean the whole thing, expect it to not give you anything for a few days. I cleaned all of mine a few weeks ago and it didn't give me anything for a while (alot of junk came out of the bottom of the thing though). Also while trying to quite mine down I added some strips of an old shirt (clean cotton) to the area where the spray injector is on the side of the unit under the collection cup. This not only made it MUCH quieter but it also seemed to have improved performance by about 1/3 (This was pre-cleaning).

howdy20012002 · #5 10-02-2006, 09:23 PM

is there anything I can do about the micro bubbles coming out of it?
It is in my seahorse tank and I don't want the bubbles in the tank if possible

Todd · #6 10-02-2006, 09:37 PM

While on the same thread search someone mentioned putting a piece of foam over the return (similar to the ones you would see on an aquaclear). They mentioned that they just cleaned it once a week or so. Seems like it would work although I haven't tried it yet. The Microbubbles are quite annoying, and are much more noticeable on my tank now that it is a room divider with no wall behind it.

albert_dao · #7 10-02-2006, 10:59 PM

Make sure your hands are super clean before you put them into your tank. Also, if you use really fatty foods like mysis, it's going to hamper the performance for at least a few hours. Just wash your frozen foods off before you use them to minimize that.