Reeflo orca 250 driving me nuts! Can I do this??

Woodneers · Feb 3, 2021

So I recently upgraded to a bigger tank and also a much larger skimmer, an orca 250! It’s a beast and when it isn’t overflowing it produces a bunch of skimate. First any tips on adjusting this thing? I just keep fiddling with it and just when I think I have it set and fall asleep it overflows! The standpipe is hard to dial in in my opinion. Can I just add a gate valve to the output for a finer control and then open the main line? It’s feed by a mag5 pump into an offline refugium. Wanna guess how many times I’ve overwhelmed the refugium? Anyway thinking of putting a gate valve where I have a circle drawn in the pic. Thoughts would be appreciated!

Blue Spot Octopus · Feb 3, 2021

What size tank do you have it on? I would try the gate valve mod, check out some Euro Reef skimmers they may show the correct way to do the mod.

Woodneers · Feb 3, 2021

It’s on a 225 with a 90 gallon sump and a remote refugium. About 300 total gallons.

darinsmall86 · Feb 4, 2021

I had a euro reef skimmer that was similar. A gate valve on the output made it easy to tune.

Woodneers · Feb 4, 2021

any input on a good location? Does it matter at all? was thinking in the area that i have circled but never had a skimmer like this and dont want to mess it up.