Skimmer problem...is it working?

[fr3n0z]

Hi guys, i have a nano, 4 months old, lightly stocked 40lt display 58lt total with 2 clown, 1 bta, 1 amboniensis, 5 snails and a dozen of frags. I have a chaeto reactor and the tank is a aqpet reefbox 40 and skimmer is aqpet poseidon XS (italian brand, not known out of italy). Skimmer it works weirdly: sometimes it skims sometimes it goes days without pulling out anything. tonight i've decided to search (skimmer mod) and as a result i've increased a bit the venturi, still nothing. Another search on "how to test skimmer" and BRS show me that i can add skimmate to water to test if skimmer skim well.

Surely i've trown in tank about 1/5 of the skimmate left in cup from 3 days ago added in the chamber just before the skimmer and it started to skim properly right away...like in 2 minute bubble started to rise in 10 minute i'm back half of what i've added. So, my question is. I must assume the bioload is too light for skimmer to work properly? Does your skimmer produce foam constantly? Chaeto reactor is overkill at this point? should i do something? (would like to keep skimmer on since airline is connected outside and helps me with PH.

If skimmer isn't too good, is possible that it skims only when there is a lot of bioload (like when i emptyed the cup in the chamber)...like, i should try to look for a better skimmer?

lot of question, i know, sorry"

 

[doubleshot00]

Its a 10 gal tank with two fish and only 4 months old. Its not gonna produce much skim. If you do regular WCs a skimmer on such a small tank is pointless.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hi guys, i have a nano, 4 months old, lightly stocked 40lt display 58lt total with 2 clown, 1 bta, 1 amboniensis, 5 snails and a dozen of frags. I have a chaeto reactor and the tank is a aqpet reefbox 40 and skimmer is aqpet poseidon XS (italian brand, not known out of italy). Skimmer it works weirdly: sometimes it skims sometimes it goes days without pulling out anything. tonight i've decided to search (skimmer mod) and as a result i've increased a bit the venturi, still nothing. Another search on "how to test skimmer" and BRS show me that i can add skimmate to water to test if skimmer skim well.

Surely i've trown in tank about 1/5 of the skimmate left in cup from 3 days ago added in the chamber just before the skimmer and it started to skim properly right away...like in 2 minute bubble started to rise in 10 minute i'm back half of what i've added. So, my question is. I must assume the bioload is too light for skimmer to work properly? Does your skimmer produce foam constantly? Chaeto reactor is overkill at this point? should i do something? (would like to keep skimmer on since airline is connected outside and helps me with PH.

If skimmer isn't too good, is possible that it skims only when there is a lot of bioload (like when i emptyed the cup in the chamber)...like, i should try to look for a better skimmer?

lot of question, i know, sorry"

Your load is minimal but assure it is at proper water height

 

[fr3n0z]

Its a 10 gal tank with two fish and only 4 months old. Its not gonna produce much skim. If you do regular WCs a skimmer on such a small tank is pointless.

ok, but skimmer is there so why don't use it. And i want to do WC every 3/4weeks. Now i am on a week 2 of a 3 weeks try out.

Your load is minimal but assure it is at proper water height

Water is where instruction say it should be (just at the water outlet level) it says to adjust a bit higher or a bit lower if we want more wet/dry skim. After trowing in chamber the skimmate it skimmed nicely.

So if does not skim it's because water is "too clean" and i should not worry. right? i don't have to look for a better skimmer for now


Thanks for the answer guys.

 

[vetteguy53081]

ok, but skimmer is there so why don't use it. And i want to do WC every 3/4weeks. Now i am on a week 2 of a 3 weeks try out.


Water is where instruction say it should be (just at the water outlet level) it says to adjust a bit higher or a bit lower if we want more wet/dry skim. After trowing in chamber the skimmate it skimmed nicely.

So if does not skim it's because water is "too clean" and i should not worry. right? i don't have to look for a better skimmer for now


Thanks for the answer guys.

correct