Calmwaters First Saltwater Build

[kevgib67]

So any ideas why it's not working?

Not me, a couple things I know little about ( that’s in the forum, I know nothing about a lot of things outside of it) is tech/equipment and fish disease. I leave that to the experts.

 

[tbrown]

Too shallow. It needs to be in more water probably for one.

The bottom of that tee might need to be sealed off as well... I'm not familiar with that brand but the design is very similar to the Curve model skimmers.

 

[tbrown]

Website says 4"-11" of water for operation. What's the water level?

 

[tbrown]

Also, the white rubber tube is the air line. If that has a valve at the top it may need to be opened.

 

[ESABOE]

Ok , I’m old and low tech, I just recently learned how to turn my phone off and on. I don’t know much about Tic Tac, Twizzler, Instagerm or Youtub. But I’ve read enough thread where they say download it on YouTube and then paste it on your thread.

Ditto! I can only see if it’s Youtube usually! Waiting for @Remi @Reef Devils to laugh emoji us!! Can you young ones just do a zoom call with the gang and teach us social media for reefing?!?

 

[Calmwaters]

Ok I will add more water how deep do you think it should be?

Too shallow. It needs to be in more water probably for one.

The bottom of that tee might need to be sealed off as well... I'm not familiar with that brand but the design is very similar to the Curve model skimmers.

 

[Calmwaters]

Website says 4"-11" of water for operation. What's the water level?

About 5 inches

 

[Calmwaters]

Also, the white rubber tube is the air line. If that has a valve at the top it may need to be opened.

 

[kevgib67]

Ditto! I can only see if it’s Youtube usually! Waiting for @Remi @Reef Devils to laugh emoji us!! Can you young ones just do a zoom call with the gang and teach us social media for reefing?!?

That will help, I hope I can remember how to turn my phone on for the zoom call, it has been awhile. I think I wrote the notes down on how I did it. I wrote it in cursive so my kids don’t make fun of me. Cursive is us older adults secret code that the young ones can’t decipher.

 

[Calmwaters]

Sorry my internet has decided to be super slow tonight

 

[Calmwaters]

Also, the white rubber tube is the air line. If that has a valve at the top it may need to be opened.

There is no valve so I'm going to add more water and see what happens...

 

[Calmwaters]

I put more water in and it's still doing the same thing...

 

[tbrown]

I put more water in and it's still doing the same thing...

Let me look at some things and see what I can figure out.

 

[tbrown]

Are you using saltwater or freshwater in the tub?

 

[Calmwaters]

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Are you using saltwater or freshwater in the tub?

Fresh

 

[tbrown]

That may be part of the problem.

 

[Calmwaters]

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Fresh

Could it be because I'm missing the T joint thing?

 

[Calmwaters]

I need to use saltwater?

That may be part of the problem.

 

[00W]

Give me a minute to catch up.
I don't have my glasses.

 

[tbrown]

Could it be because I'm missing the T joint thing?

The original picture from the seller shows it running so unless something got lost between taking it down and setting it up at your house it should work.