Top Off Water

mseepman · #1 08-22-2008, 05:25 PM

I'm not sure I would mix your top off as that can quickly spiral out of control making the tank have too much salinity. I would say that most owners try to manage this through water changes.

Oscar · #2 08-22-2008, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by mseepman

I'm not sure I would mix your top off as that can quickly spiral out of control making the tank have too much salinity. I would say that most owners try to manage this through water changes.

That is certainly something to watch for, but daily monitoring of the tank until it gets back into the target range should dodge that spiral.

slakker · #3 08-22-2008, 05:45 PM

What skimmer are u using, it sounds like it's skimming really wet? In my 72G, I get a cup every 4 or 5 days...

Oscar · #4 08-22-2008, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by slakker

What skimmer are u using, it sounds like it's skimming really wet? In my 72G, I get a cup every 4 or 5 days...

It is indeed wet. It is a no-name pin-wheel skimmer that came with the tank, sort of looks like a Euroreef. Skimmate is a pale green tea. I would like to reduce the volume if possible.

slakker · #5 08-22-2008, 06:22 PM

Is there a way to adjust the bubble height? I have a Euroreef and they can be adjusted with the intake air or the water out flow to control the height... it tooks me about 2 weeks to really get the hang of it... but now the skim is the color of brown/dark green matcha tea...

Oscar · #6 08-22-2008, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by slakker

Is there a way to adjust the bubble height? I have a Euroreef and they can be adjusted with the intake air or the water out flow to control the height... it tooks me about 2 weeks to really get the hang of it... but now the skim is the color of brown/dark green matcha tea...

Hmmm...not much in the way of control. But are you suggesting finding a way to lower bubbles in the main column? So if reducing the air intake or reduce the outflow might solve my issue?

slakker · #7 08-22-2008, 06:42 PM

reducing the bubble height should help with the wet/dry skimming. decreasing air will actually increase height, increasing outflow will decrease height (I think I got that right)

Also, if your skimmer is sitting right all the way in the water, ie; the collector cup's base is in the water... the raising and lowering of the skimmer relative to the water line will also affect the height...

But let me preface to say that I'm no skimmer expert and it did take me 2 weeks just to get mine working well...