The bring the water level down.To get it darker do you add more air or turn it down ?
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The bring the water level down.To get it darker do you add more air or turn it down ?
I'm with you. If my skimmate in the reservoir is filling at a steady predictable rate, I know things are cool. I have issues with my older Red Sea with finding that setting that results in just a constant daily amount of skimmate. Its either not enough, or with a slight twitch of the setting I get an overflow and recontaminate my entire tank. I do not have that issue with my Aquamaxx.The thicker and darker the better. I also like to make sure that there are just enough bubbles to be seen in the skimmate chamber and they aren't running freely. I test my nutrient levels every week and if those don't change and the skimmate looks right, I know I don't have to do anything but clean the cup every 5 days or so.
Oh and I do like when the smell makes me gag a little.
You have to adjust your coffee or skimmer??If my coffee is darker than the skimmate, I have to adjust it. I love my Skimz Mini Monzter and am sad that they have gone under. I currently run it on a 32g DT, but will be adding an 80g tank to the system. I have no doubt it will be able to keep up.
I also have an SCA-302. Same experience. It took a week or two to break in but now it needs minimal tuning and pulls dark stinky skimmate.I picked up a SCA-302 for my ~180g in wall build with a basement fish room. It was on sale for $175 on Amazon. I had very little expectations. I figured why not. I had the smaller version on a 30 cube years ago.
I dropped it in, set the right water height, and just set it to 0 and let it run to break in. In 48 hours, the cup was filling with dark gunk already. I had been at low nitrate levels already so I was not expecting that at all. Plus I felt like ti would take a couple weeks top break in. I also run a roller mat for filtration.
I've had it running for two months and it just pulls all the dark junk out of the tank without even trying to tune it. I have it set to 3 and it just skimms out the nasty. I empty the cup every 2 weeks.
If that isn't working, I don't know what is.
Whichever one is lighter.You have to adjust your coffee or skimmer??
Bingo! I look for consistent skimming, but recently realized when ph is trending down and all other variables are in control then time to clean the skimmer pump. Specifically the pin wheel that’s creating the bubbles. Of course a visual on the bubbles in the neck is important too. I use a Reef Octopus 200.I'll be the one outlier. Based on skimmate analysis, skimmers are not particularly good for filtration.
However, they are now on my essential list for aeration in combination with a CO2 scrubber.
So all I really care about is lots of bubbles and steady pH. If pH drops, time to replace CO2 scubbing media.
I'm now in the pH is key camp for tank health and stability.
Whichever one is lighter.
I have a redsea skimmer and it sucksI'm with you. If my skimmate in the reservoir is filling at a steady predictable rate, I know things are cool. I have issues with my older Red Sea with finding that setting that results in just a constant daily amount of skimmate. Its either not enough, or with a slight twitch of the setting I get an overflow and recontaminate my entire tank. I do not have that issue with my Aquamaxx.