Help! Have a JBJ 45 rimless tank and don’t know where to place the Tunze 9004 skimmer

[Msamazing]

I am looking in the back of my tank and can’t figure out where to put the skimmer. Do I remove one of the socks on the left or right end and put it in that spot or is supposed to go in the center area?

Any advice is appeciated.

 

[vangvace]

it may fit in between one of the socks and center section compartments, but I had to replace one of the socks with the skimmer on my JBJ30.

 

[Msamazing]

So it is ok to remove one of the socks and put it there in the corner?

 

[Jay Z]

When working with AIO rule of thumb is get in where you fit in. As in, where ever you can fit it.

In the chamber where the sock was at. Not going hurt anything running 1 sock. Might even have better tank health like some report.

I also have a jbj 45. After trying to fit 2 things in the back, I scraped that idea and added a pair of over flows and a sump. AOI's are sweet tanks, but room is limited if your going to stock heavily

Avoid the center chamber, that one fluctuates with water evaporating/adding, will cause issues tuning/over flowing the skimmer.

 

[Jay Z]

Pictures kind of dark, is that 3 chambers total in the back?

 

[Msamazing]

When working with AIO rule of thumb is get in where you fit in. As in, where ever you can fit it.

In the chamber where the sock was at. Not going hurt anything running 1 sock. Might even have better tank health like some report.

I also have a jbj 45. After trying to fit 2 things in the back, I scraped that idea and added a pair of over flows and a sump. AOI's are sweet tanks, but room is limited if your going to stock heavily

Avoid the center chamber, that one fluctuates with water evaporating/adding, will cause issues tuning/over flowing the skimmer.

Ok great advice. I used the chamber where one of the socks was located. I turned on the skimmer and bubbles and water are coming our of the top and rolling off the top of the skimmer. Is this normal or should the water stay contained inside?

 

[Jay Z]

Should look like this after you get it dialed in. Not sure if you have a break in period or not. Foam should decrease as it runs and cleans the water.

Some additional reading for setup

Tunze 9004 Tuning? - Reef Central Online Community

Tunze 9004 Tuning? Tunze

www.reefcentral.com

 

[Msamazing]

Should look like this after you get it dialed in. Not sure if you have a break in period or not. Foam should decrease as it runs and cleans the water.

Some additional reading for setup

Tunze 9004 Tuning? - Reef Central Online Community

Tunze 9004 Tuning? Tunze

www.reefcentral.com

Here is a photo of mine. It has a top which is enclosed. The bubbles start coming out of the 4 holes on the top. Am I doing something wrong?

 

[Jay Z]

Looks like its overflowing some. Just read the info I posted, they had the proper way to set it up. Unfortunately I do not own one of these, so I do not know the exact setup/tuning procedure.

 

[Msamazing]

Looks like its overflowing some. Just read the info I posted, they had the proper way to set it up. Unfortunately I do not own one of these, so I do not know the exact setup/tuning procedure.

Thank you for your help.

 

[punkieg0]

Did you ever figure this out? I have a new JBJ 45 with the Tunze skimmer that is doing the same thing.

 

[mtess80]

Here is a photo of mine. It has a top which is enclosed. The bubbles start coming out of the 4 holes on the top. Am I doing something wrong?

I have the same tank and will also be getting the tunze 9004 but from your pic, your water line should not be all the way across. There should be less water in the center chamber