Remora Skimmer Question

krisalexander · #1 01-17-2007, 04:08 AM

I am not finding that there is a lot of foam now, but it is filling up with water there is some *crud* in there floating but not really any brownish skimm material..

I heard there is a trick to have the noise lessen a little bit with some paper towel..??

Kris

G1GY · #2 01-17-2007, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by krisalexander

I am not finding that there is a lot of foam now, but it is filling up with water there is some *crud* in there floating but not really any brownish skimm material..

I heard there is a trick to have the noise lessen a little bit with some paper towel..??

Kris

I wouldn't be shoving any paper towel in there.

Todd · #3 01-17-2007, 04:29 AM

You can quite it down by placing some damp paper towel (I have been using clean cotton strips) over the injection nozzle, under the collection cup. This seems to quite it down (and in my case it performs better). Just remember to replace it every few times you clean the collection cup out.

Neil · #4 01-17-2007, 05:18 AM

the higher you set the collection cup the dryer the skimmate, the lower the wetter.

fkshiu · #5 01-17-2007, 05:32 AM

I've had this skimmer for years and it does need a thin fim of crud to be effective. You are essentially re-breaking-in the skimmer. So wait a few days for it to develop.

The folded paper towel trick is very effective if placed on top of the injector. Just remember to change to towel once every few weeks.

Excessive micro-bubbles can be solved by slipping a piece of filter foam with a slit cut down the middle over the outflow lip. Rotate the foam out every half week or so to prevent nitrate build-up.