Bubble Magus curve 5

jataft83 · Sep 16, 2022

Hello everyone,

I recently purchased a bubble magus curve 5 elite and have been trying to break it in for about 10 days. The manufacturer says it needs a 9.5" to 11" water level. When I have it at 9.5" (which is the deepest my sump baffle will go I get instant high-pressure overflow. It has been overflowing for a week straight. After doing some digging and watching some videos I saw a lot of comments about the water level required being wrong and the skimmer prefers 7" to 8". I currently have it raised up to about 5" water level and it's skimming wet, but not overflowing. Has anyone else had similar problems?

Lost in the Sauce · Sep 16, 2022

jataft83 said:
Hello everyone,

I recently purchased a bubble magus curve 5 elite and have been trying to break it in for about 10 days. The manufacturer says it needs a 9.5" to 11" water level. When I have it at 9.5" (which is the deepest my sump baffle will go I get instant high-pressure overflow. It has been overflowing for a week straight. After doing some digging and watching some videos I saw a lot of comments about the water level required being wrong and the skimmer prefers 7" to 8". I currently have it raised up to about 5" water level and it's skimming wet, but not overflowing. Has anyone else had similar problems?

The curves take a Long time to break in and rebreak in every time the body gets cleaned (so don't). My longest was over a week as well at minimum water height. Once they do, the level drops like a rock and will allow you tune it then.

Izzy’sReefTank · Sep 16, 2022

Mine too took almost two weeks to break in, and when it did , they are correct the levels drops like crazy and then it is super easy to tune in. Great skimmer after break in. Kind of frustrating at first.

jataft83 · Sep 16, 2022

Lost in the Sauce said:
The curves take a Long time to break in and rebreak in every time the body gets cleaned (so don't). My longest was over a week as well at minimum water height. Once they do, the level drops like a rock and will allow you tune it then.

That is kinda what I was hoping to hear. I was basically looking for a sanity check.

ShepherdReefer · Sep 16, 2022

Hello there and welcome to the channel. We have the same protein skimmer on our 50-gallon frag tank. Honesty, I do not like the skimmer, but does the job. We have a water level of about 9" and I think it was longer than a 10-day break in.

Rmckoy · Sep 16, 2022

This is exactly why I hated this skimmer .
bought it for my 90 gal when the older external skimmer quit .
it’s next to impossible to get it running properly . And after it does start to run properly at a lower water level. It will require cleaning , which will start the break in all over again .