Protein skimmer

[Mickie]

Crossposted!

Hi! I'm new to saltwater...just got my tank up and running/cycled etc.

ANYWHO, my Eshopps psk-100H just came in. It's HOB since the tank I have is not predrilled or has the room for a sump/refugium.

I'm kind of worried about overflow since the tank is on hardwood. We're going to rig it so the drain tube goes down into a 5 gallon bucket. Will this help

Also...what does the water level adjusting tube do exactly?

How far does the sponge need to be in the water? Right now it sits about 2 inches into the water.

I'm lost. Please help a newwwwwb.

I'm not going to start it up till after I do my first WC today.

Tia!

 

[steve&mari]

I never used a hob skimmer but the sponge needs to stay under water always depth I don't think matters.
Drain tube I'm guessing is from the cup and that's fine just keep it dumped as needed.
The water level adjustment is so you can adjust the skim rate wet or drier. This will be watched during the brake in period of new skimmers. Watch and adjust as needed for first few days.
The return goes back in to the tank.

 

[mcarroll]

I'm kind of worried about overflow since the tank is on hardwood.

I wish this wasn't an answer in retrospect, but I would have suggested one of Tunze's in-tank skimmers (like the 9004 and 9012) in a case like this. No overflows when it's in the tank!