Reef Octopus protein skimmer isn't collecting !!!!

[aznt1217]

lol dude. your skimmer seems to be working fine to me. You have to adjust the pipe to get the kind of skimmate you want. wet or dry. For the mesh. I have to check what I did at home but I am pretty sure I glued it on.

 

[pyekhine]

that skimmate isn't the actual skimmate. I spilled some water in it while i was trying to adjust it last night. I usually get half the amount of that for 2 weeks period.

 

[E.intheC]

I would take the whole skimmer out and just run it through a vinegar bath.. make sure to check the airline like mentioned before. Check to be sure there's no gunk or salt spray/etc stuck in there. A good cleaning always helps things, in my experience.

 

[pyekhine]

Thankss... i'll do that... btw, i noticed that you have the Maxi Jet pump (green one). How is it? I'm thinking about getting one but couldn't find any reviews anywhere..... i just posted a new thread about it...

 

[E.intheC]

The Marineland Utility pump is awesome. It's extremely quiet and has been running very well. It's not as good as, say, an Eheim or Tunze, but it's much better than the Quiet Ones, Rio's, or Mag Drives.

 

[pyekhine]

Thank you... i'm gonna go ahead and get the pump then...

 

[darkdrako]

From the picture of the skimmer body, it looks like your not getting enough air into the pump. There should be alot more bubbles in there. As suggested, take off the air line and the connector on the pump. I had a similar situation and it ended up being a big blockage in the stem.

 

[pyekhine]

Yea, i'm going to take it apart and check... i gotta emptied out the sump to take that skimmer out... everything is tight fit under the tank..

 

[aznt1217]

OH WAIT. Now that you mention it. Is the Air tubing bent or being obstructed? It's REALLY flimsy

 

[pyekhine]

nah... it is straight..... no bents or anything...

 

[roc5288]

How long has ru tank been up and running? and how much of a load do u have now.

 

[pyekhine]

the tank is little over 3 months old. I have 10 fish in it...

 

[Keith P]

My Oct X-160 took quite a while to break in. Well over a month. Until a few days ago, I had no fish in my 70G and I always produced a little bit of dark green skimmate. With 10 fish, something isn't right...

As a side note, a better option over mesh modding may be an upgraded pinwheel, especially for such a large tank.

The current hot pin wheel is the Warner Marine Red Demon:

The Purple Pinwheel is also Popular:

 

[pyekhine]

My pin wheel is white... original one... After cleaning (although there was no clog or anything), skimmer seems doing a better job on 55g tank... yea, my 125 leaked and moved everything in 55g... i'm waiting for a new one... any brand/type suggestions? I'm thinking about Perfecto 125g.

My Oct X-160 took quite a while to break in. Well over a month. Until a few days ago, I had no fish in my 70G and I always produced a little bit of dark green skimmate. With 10 fish, something isn't right...

As a side note, a better option over mesh modding may be an upgraded pinwheel, especially for such a large tank.

The current hot pin wheel is the Warner Marine Red Demon:

The Purple Pinwheel is also Popular: