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Those elbows are the air inlets. If it were me, I'd run a length of tube from them to outside to help raise PH and muffle the suction noise.
Can' answer on the pumps. No experience there
Would a 100 RLT make it perform better? I have both a 70 and 100 available.you need a minimum of an iwaki 70 rlt to run this skimmer. Japanese not American.. I have 5 of them and they work great as long as your willing to pay for the juice to run it. They always come apart at the seams. so much pressure driving these units.
one going!Make sure you have a gate valve on the exit side of the skimmer so you can set it. Set the water level at the top of the collection box not to far up tube as it will take a few days for the skimmer to fully kick in . Then when you make an adjustment only turn 1/4 turn at a time till it becomes set. Then never touch it again. If you feed the tank or put your hand in the water the oil from your hands or the oil from the food will cause the skimmer not to work for about 45 min to an hr . Then it will come back on line and seek it's old level as it was before.
Did you get it hooked up? My favorite skimmers by a long shot. We had them on all of our clients tanks and on our store systems.
Okay so the skit the tubes themselves need to be about three-quarters of the way full and that clear acrylic pieces are aftermarket on that that don't belong thereAll right crew...i know it has been a long time coming, but I am finally to stage to get this skimmer hooked up. I ahem two questions...
1. To the towers need to be full of bio balls. Icleaned and put back the bio balls that came with it and the fill the times about half way. I can always get more if better.
2. IS this acrylic work on the top of the cup aftermarket DIY or factory made?
One last question for you (I think)....Does the skimmer discharge have to be higher than the sump to drain properly (or at least higher than the water level in the sump) or does it have enough pressure behind it to lift it?Okay so the skit the tubes themselves need to be about three-quarters of the way full and that clear acrylic pieces are aftermarket on that that don't belong there
Yes Atwater level or higher . Also if you don't like it and want to sell it let me know and I will buy it ⁰One last question for you (I think)....Does the skimmer discharge have to be higher than the sump to drain properly (or at least higher than the water level in the sump) or does it have enough pressure behind it to lift it?
Yes Atwater level or higher . Also if you don't like it and want to sell it let me know and I will buy it ⁰