Deltec MCE 600 Users

supersmile · #1 02-05-2009, 03:14 PM

Thanks for all the replies. So I have come to think that it may be caused by the dechlorinator I use Pure. I have been told to do a water change and not use the Pure although what will remove the chlorine if I don't use the Pure? I am a little concerned about not using a water conditioner. I am also going to add carbon to my canister filter. I ran the skimmer all night and there hasn't been any decrease in foam/water production???

Diana · #2 02-05-2009, 04:55 PM

Letting the water degass overnight should clear the chlorine prior to adding to the tank, especially if you have a pump running on it. Or you could pick up an R/O unit or tap water filter.

I would also try the vinegar and water trick, just to rule that out. We have a 1.5 year old MCE600 that works perfect even with Prime added to the water, but we also have a client's skimmer that is doing this exact thing and we just cant figure it out.

Raf · #3 02-05-2009, 06:31 PM

Use Prime, I use it and all the MCE 600's are fine with it, what is most likely causing them to act up is the newly mixed saltwater. So, they may act up after a waterchange, but i don't think it is from the prime.

It may take a week or more for your skimmer to settle down after carbon use and not using the PURE, so be patient.

BlueAbyss · #4 02-05-2009, 07:13 PM

Seems to me that since you are using tap water in your tank that there will be a lot of junk in the water to foam...

supersmile · #5 02-06-2009, 04:37 PM

I have never used an ro/di unit swith previous skimmers that worked fine so why would I have to use it with the "best skimmer"? Doesn't really make sense???? Would a tap water filter work OK???? This is so frustrating........

BlueAbyss · #6 02-07-2009, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by supersmile

I have never used an ro/di unit swith previous skimmers that worked fine so why would I have to use it with the "best skimmer"? Doesn't really make sense???? Would a tap water filter work OK???? This is so frustrating........

Think about it... a better skimmer should be more efficient or better at pulling DOCs out of the water. Otherwise, why would it be better? If Coralife skimmers worked as well as Deltec skimmers, I would think D-D would be out of business. So, when upgrading to the much more efficient Deltec, you made a change where you can now pull more and possibly different DOCs out of the water, DOCs that your old skimmer didn't have access too for whatever reason.

Try hooking a skimmer up to a tub of your tap water, I guarantee that skimmer can pull something out of the regular tapwater before it even goes into the tank. I watched someone do this in Saskatoon and was disgusted by what the skimmer pulled out of plain tap water.