Reef Octopus 150 skimmer setup

[Steve1500]

Hello, my Reef Octopus skimmer has been setup and running for about 4 months now. I added 6 fish (small/med) and a cleaner shrimp to the 75G tank about a month ago. I also have a few corals. Sump is 30G. I know it is supposed to take some time for the skimmer to really start collecting, but shouldn't I be seeing some accumulation? My concern is that I don' t have it setup right, particularly the air adjustment and the height of the skimmer in the sump.

My water level in the skimmer section of the sump is 10"....is that too high?

Attached is a pic of the skimmer.

 

[Crabs McJones]

Hello, my Reef Octopus skimmer has been setup and running for about 4 months now. I added 6 fish (small/med) and a cleaner shrimp to the 75G tank about a month ago. I also have a few corals. Sump is 30G. I know it is supposed to take some time for the skimmer to really start collecting, but shouldn't I be seeing some accumulation? My concern is that I don' t have it setup right, particularly the air adjustment and the height of the skimmer in the sump.

My water level in the skimmer section of the sump is 10"....is that too high?

Attached is a pic of the skimmer.

Reef Octopus recommends 6 to 10 inch water level. So you should be ok there. Is the air valve completely opened?

 

[Steve1500]

Reef Octopus recommends 6 to 10 inch water level. So you should be ok there. Is the air valve completely opened?

Reef Octopus recommends 6 to 10 inch water level. So you should be ok there. Is the air valve completely opened?

Reef Octopus recommends 6 to 10 inch water level. So you should be ok there. Is the air valve completely opened?

 

[Steve1500]

Oops sorry for the multiple replies. If I open the valve any more it bubbles through the lid and the lid pops off. I have it set to where the bubbles are coming over the spill cup but it always needs readjustment.

 

[Crabs McJones]

Oops sorry for the multiple replies. If I open the valve any more it bubbles through the lid and the lid pops off. I have it set to where the bubbles are coming over the spill cup but it always needs readjustment.

I would raise the skimmer up then to get it more towards the 6" water depth then and see if it improves. You can use egg crate to create a "platform" to raise it up. or there are acrylic stands you can purchase to raise it up without effecting your sump water level.

 

[recess62]

I would raise the skimmer up then to get it more towards the 6" water depth then and see if it improves. You can use egg crate to create a "platform" to raise it up. or there are acrylic stands you can purchase to raise it up without effecting your sump water level.

Yup. Raise it up. Mine does better between 6-8 inches of water depth. I cut some pieces of PVC pipe that I had left over from plumbing the sump to use as “legs”. These seem to work fine

 

[Steve1500]

Raised it and it works SO MUCH better....thanks to all!