Looking for help with my nano skimmer

[LeafsReefer]

Hi, I'm looking for sure advice with my nano skimmer, the comline 9001. It's been running for about 2 months, but my cup is just filling with water, usually green. I was thinking that I needed to increase the skim because it wasn't bubbling right to the top when I was watching it, but today it filled the whole cup in 1 day.

Any feedback would be appreciated.

 

[Turtle_reef]

I imagine it's kinda like any other skimmer for smaller tanks im using a fluval ps1 but I had the same problem when I first put it in my tank. Cup filled up with clear water not darker is there lines on the side of the skimmer for water lines? As well as how much air do you have going into it from the tube us it all the way open or closed? As well as what you want to see when you put it in the tank is just the middle tube foaming about half way you don't want it foaming right away over into the cup or it will fill up fast. Just a slow bubbling in the tube about half way up and it will eventually flow over.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hi, I'm looking for sure advice with my nano skimmer, the comline 9001. It's been running for about 2 months, but my cup is just filling with water, usually green. I was thinking that I needed to increase the skim because it wasn't bubbling right to the top when I was watching it, but today it filled the whole cup in 1 day.

Any feedback would be appreciated.

Ive had little luck with this unit. Shoots a bunch of bubbles underneath and works when it wants to.
Better unit is an IceCap K1-50 that looks and works like a full size skimmer

 

[Hugo_Fish]

I have had great luck with the Icecap AIO 120 on my 10 gal. currently at work but if you want pictures I can post some.

 

[Hugo_Fish]

Here is a picture of it in action. Tuning can be a little finicky but once it's tuned correctly it pulls out black.

 

[Turtle_reef]

What size tank are you using that on? I have a 25 g waterbox and I've been using the ps1 and have been trying to find a better skimmer is that one quiet?

 

[Hugo_Fish]

I currently have it on a 10 gallon reef casa flat (stated as a 9 but it's basically a 10...). This is the 120. They do make the 240, which looks the exact same but is a little bit bigger. As for sound, it was loud at first but now is a silent hum. Like it's enough to know it's there but not enough to make it any worse then the ambient noise of where it's located.. if that makes since.. my only complaint is how finicky it is to get it to that point.. like at first I had the neck further in and it was pulling clear/ green... But after a week or 2 I pulled the neck further out to where it is now as I wasn't feeding the tank as much .. and this is what's it's producing daily.. In my experience with this skimmer it's more about setting it and giving it time.. is it perfect, no but it's small and fits in my AIO which the filter part is very tiny..

 

[Hugo_Fish]

Also I clean the cup and neck weekly as part of my water change. Usually let the body get dirty and clean it when needed.

 

[Turtle_reef]

I recently replaced my pump with a Jebao 1500 to get more flow in my tank. However, I had to customize it to fit by cutting the tube halfway. I am not sure if my cutting affected the sound, but the tank is louder with the skimmer fan and light turning on. Despite the noise, my tank is happy with the new flow, and so am I. Previously, I used filter floss, but my boyfriend gave me a fluval skimmer, which he didn't need. Although I found the skimmer finicky, there are hardly any reviews online for this skimmer, except for the PS2, which wasn't the greatest. Also, the PS1 was too bulky, and I had to move my light over and tilt it. I am open to trying other skimmers and seeing what other people are using.

 

[Rocktron1]

Eshopps nano skimmer for the water box 25 is my recommendation
Fits in middle chamber no worries, and prime 16 lights still fits dead centre, nano skimmer to 1 side of middle chamber

You set the water height by simply raising or lowering the height of skimmer , so works better with a ATO so water level remains constant

 

[Turtle_reef]

That does look way smaller than my fluval ps1 I have had to move my prime 16hd to the side using the arm mount not the bendy one. I'll look into this one thanks for the recommendation I'll forsure check this out.

 

[Hugo_Fish]

I had what I believe was the older model of the eshopps nano skimmer it isn't that bad of a skimmer. Regardless the way you go, nano skimmers, in my opinion, are inherently more finicky than their bigger counterparts. So you will have to accept that it might take awhile before you will see good results.

 

[Turtle_reef]

Yeah forsure I'm patient as this hobby you need to be pretty patient just been looking to see what others use. I was using filter floss but wanted to give a skimmer a shot. But the ps1 is pretty loud haha

 

[Hugo_Fish]

I use both filter floss and protein skimmer

 

[Turtle_reef]

I did use filter floss with the skimmer but found that the skimmer wasn't skimming anything.

 

[LeafsReefer]

Thanks for the suggestions. I donr think that the K1-50 will for in my Reef Casa Studio 18, but I will look into the others.

 

[MoshJosh]

Eshopps nano skimmer for the water box 25 is my recommendation
Fits in middle chamber no worries, and prime 16 lights still fits dead centre, nano skimmer to 1 side of middle chamber

You set the water height by simply raising or lowering the height of skimmer , so works better with a ATO so water level remains constant

I have the older model of this and I am pretty pleased with it! The magnet mount makes it easy to adjust.

 

[LeafsReefer]

This is probably a dumb question, but with my skimmer cup just filling up with water, is that salt water that I need to replace before my ATO replaces it with fresh water?

 

[MoshJosh]

This is probably a dumb question, but with my skimmer cup just filling up with water, is that salt water that I need to replace before my ATO replaces it with fresh water?

I think technically yes, though I wonder what the actual salinity is, the concentration may be different than the tank water. . .

I don't think many people directly replace skimmer water, just make adjustments as needed with water changes etc. . .