Red Sea max C130 skimmer overflowing

[JP3SEA0827]

Hi everyone, i am about 10 weeks into having my first tank and i cannot for the life of me get the skimmer to stop overflowing like crazy. there is an air valve that i have just about completely shut (the more it is open the faster the water flows out) and on the other side of the skimmer is a slider system thats is almost all the way down (the higher i lift it the faster the water flows out). i have heard it just needs to break in since it is a new tank but i have had it running now for a few weeks and cannot get it close to bubble the way it should. Has anyone experienced this or know a solution? i can post pics if it would be helpful as well. thanks in advance!! oh also i have a bunch of cyano algae built up in the pat 2 weeks and it is not going away. my amonia, nitraite and nitrate levels are good, i have a chromis, a royal gramma basslet, and some small zoas that a frien gave me to get things started. anything i should be doing to clear this us or is this still a "new tank thing". thanks again guys!!

 

[code4]

Red Sea is very helpful. I have an older model and had the same issue. Mostly it was due to having to much water in the tank. Go back and check the set up of the skimmer paying close attention to the optimum water level. Good luck! If this does not work talk with redsea.

Shelley

 

[Bob Escher]

Do you have anything in the tank? Fish, Shrimp, crabs ETC
If you don’t have anything in the tank it’s can’t produce anything and yes there is a breakin period as well

 

[trio91]

Hi everyone, i am about 10 weeks into having my first tank and i cannot for the life of me get the skimmer to stop overflowing like crazy. there is an air valve that i have just about completely shut (the more it is open the faster the water flows out) and on the other side of the skimmer is a slider system thats is almost all the way down (the higher i lift it the faster the water flows out). i have heard it just needs to break in since it is a new tank but i have had it running now for a few weeks and cannot get it close to bubble the way it should. Has anyone experienced this or know a solution? i can post pics if it would be helpful as well. thanks in advance!! oh also i have a bunch of cyano algae built up in the pat 2 weeks and it is not going away. my amonia, nitraite and nitrate levels are good, i have a chromis, a royal gramma basslet, and some small zoas that a frien gave me to get things started. anything i should be doing to clear this us or is this still a "new tank thing". thanks again guys!!

I have the 130d and I can tell you, the stock skimmer is horrible. Alot of folks, including myself wound up ditching the skimmer and upgrading to a Tunze 9001