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![]() To cut down on the time it takes to break it in as well as get all the oils etc out of the skimmer body/pump fill your bath tub or rubermaid tub with warm fresh water and let it run in ther for 12-24 hours the fire it in the sump... I seem to remember 10" of water was recomended for my G4X
I love my skimmer... all I have done is the gate valve mod,... super easy and improved the performance IMHO Enjoy Dan |
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![]() Have a G3 skimmer myself and it works awesome. I need to install the mod still but the performance out of the box is great.
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![]() Ok have the G2 in sump doing it's thing ,followed instruction from the asm web site water colum is about 1 inch below collection cup. and the riser tube is as high as it can go, the whole skimmer unit is in 10 inchs of water.
#1 So Does the skim or foam rise or bubbles float/flow over into the collection cup or does the water push it over ?? #2 what does the adjustable part on the pump that the venturi is connected to do?? on the pump (it turns left & right, does it adjust flow?) thanks for the input still trying to figure it out.
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only 25 gal & (6 bulb, t5's fixture & 30 gal sump with small fuge |
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![]() Tonight I have about 1/4 inch of stuff in cup ,but it is quite liquidy skimmate Is it suppose to be dryer? these are the results after only a few hours ,sorry no pics yet.
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only 25 gal & (6 bulb, t5's fixture & 30 gal sump with small fuge |
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![]() I've had my G2 for about three months now. It is in about 8 inches of water and seems to be working fine. I have mine set so the water level is about a third of the way up into the collection cup. The adjustable part you are talking about is just the elbow so you can move your pump where you want.
I have been trying to do the gate valve mod but have had no luck finding a gate valve (Edmonton). There is an excellent asm skimmer faq of RC but I can't seem to find the link..... |
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![]() If I remove the cup then put it back on, the bubbles are maybe a 1"+ from the top, after a bit, they'll rise higher. Though a little foam will overflow into the cup, seems skimmate is produced by bubbles hitting the lid, breaking and falling into the cup.
The skimmate will be liquid with solids suspended, but don't expect a syrup or tar. From mine the colour varies but it's like a dark green to brown really, really cloudy soup. I take mine out and give the whole thing a good cleaning every few months. For the first few days after, the skimmate will be lighter and clearer before settling in. As for adjustment, on the G3 there's none other than the riser. |
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![]() RC asm club link http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...5&pagenumber=1 (seems couple of hundred pages)
Last edited by mark; 01-14-2007 at 05:37 PM. |
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![]() Its still breaking in... the bathtub thing cuts down the break in time but it still takes a couple of days to get dailed in.... You should have the riser tube about level with the bottom of the collection cup
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