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how long has it been on? looks like its foaming.Hello there , recently purchased a new Aquamaxx hob 1 for small 20 long! I've had it laying around for a week but decided to hook it up today , the directions state to make sure when you turn it on the bottom of the collection cup is 1/2"-1" into the water . When I do this , the collection cup on top is extremely low, and the skimmer is not yet producing anything up into collection cup. Does anyone have any experience with this hob skimmer . Marine depot had a pre Black Friday 1 day sale on it for $161.99. Had to give it a shot .
30 minutes or so. I'm just questioning why the water level in the chambers is so low? Is there different settings on the pump . It's just shooting up clear bubbles at the moment , but not up into the conehow long has it been on? looks like its foaming.
Id give it a minute.
Probably in between the 2 if thTs possible lol.You are going to have to make some adjustments of the the cups until you have the right amount of foam overflowing into the cups. I depends if you are looking for a dryer skim or a wet skim. My ideal was about 3/8 of a inch below the water using my CPR HOB filter to get a sludge type of skim.
thank you, so as the skimmer starts to work I'll have to raise the cup higher as the foam level raises.The water level is going to be at the level in you tank
Thanks , that was one of the skimmers it was between. I just couldn't pass up the Aquamaxx for $70 off after reading reviews . The design looks basically the same between the two brands . What lights are those .I don't have experience with that one, but I do have a Reef Octopus 3000 hob skimmer. Mine took a couple of days to get going and get the cups at the right level. My cups are sitting about 3/8 to1/2 inch above the water level and producing plenty of skim. It just takes time.
not sure . Directions do mention that it takes. A little while for pump to get primed . Wants you to take air tube off silencer and put inside the water .To me it looks like it's not getting air, the bubbles should be much more dense. Is there any air in their the intake tube?
Thanks , that was one of the skimmers it was between. I just couldn't pass up the Aquamaxx for $70 off after reading reviews . The design looks basically the same between the two brands . What lights are those .
This tube is not sucking in any water . That must be where the issue is.What I used to do was just to take the air line off the silencer and plug it with my finger so that the pump is only sucking water. Once the all the air is clear of the intake tube (you don't want to see any air at all in the clear tube that enters the skimmer body) reconnect the air line and good to go. If the cup is all the way down it will overflow once it starts to produce skimmate. I would bring it all the way up while it breaks in and adjust from there in a few hours. As it continues to break in you'll have to readjust until you find the sweet spot that produces the type of skimmate you want.
Awesome , at first it looked like there was water coming up into that tube but it wasn't . That was the issue. Because the pump is working like a charm now.Yes you want no air in that intake tube, remove the airline and plug it with your finger making sure no air is coming through. Keep it plugged until all air is purged from the intake tube (this might take a couple minutes while the water works it way up the tube) then reconnect the air line to the silencer.
Also starting to get coraline on front glass and don't want to scrape it off !!!! Haha if I do scrape it off I heard it spreads faster in an aquarium . Also with an HOB skimmer should I feed with it off or on.Yes you want no air in that intake tube, remove the airline and plug it with your finger making sure no air is coming through. Keep it plugged until all air is purged from the intake tube (this might take a couple minutes while the water works it way up the tube) then reconnect the air line to the silencer.
This tank is so small. I may just buy an AI sol. To see if it does the trick. I have no corals , only 2 clowns and inverts .They are the Aquatic Life 3 watt XS/UV's. I liked them so much I bought them for two other tanks. For the price, the build quality and the programing I could not find anything better. You can program almost any setting on these!