Problems with sump/ skimmer!!! pls Help!

digital-audiophile · #1 03-13-2008, 10:30 PM

Your water level is way to high, On my euroreef it only works well when in less than 6" of water. Easy solution would to be to build a simple egg crate stand for it to sit on.

Matt · #2 03-13-2008, 11:41 PM

With the water level in the return section that low, your return pump must also be sucking air and contributing to the problem. As above, I've raised my skimmer on a makeshift egg-crate platform so water level is <8"... it seems to work OK. I'd raise it a bit higher, but there's no ceiling room!

BTW, and slightly off-topic... I see the riser tube spouting water on several skimmer pics lately. Is that considered "normal" or "OK"?

mark · #3 03-14-2008, 01:17 AM

My G3 is in 10.5" of water and yours if higher might slow down the flow fr the skimmer drain. Also yes, looks like water way low for your return pump so probably drawing air.

skylord · #4 03-14-2008, 05:29 AM

It is a bit high....Ive had my ASM and ER working in 12 inch's of water but even that is high. Looks like you might be drawing to much air. Try pinching the air line a little (or a lot....lol) and see if that helps. Adjusting the riser tube so the water level is about at the top of the skimmer neck may help. Its hard to tell where the water level is in your pics.

Scott

fkshiu · #5 03-14-2008, 05:33 AM

In agreement with everyone else: water level in skimmer chamber way too high; water level in return chamber way too low.

untamed · #6 03-14-2008, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by fkshiu

In agreement with everyone else: water level in skimmer chamber way too high; water level in return chamber way too low.

Yes, I also agree. However, wouldn't the low return chamber water level simply be the result of not enough water in the system? I think he needs to add more SW. (and raise that skimmer....you can see a massive amount of free airbubbles in the skimmer chamber of the sump)

Trigs · #7 03-14-2008, 06:47 AM

thank you eveyone for your thoughts helping a lot!
so for the skimmer i want to raise it how much? how big should i make a plat form? and for the skimmer out put tube where should it be exactly? above the black foam or with it ? or what?