Dec 6, 2023 #1 jbrat22 New Member View Badges Joined Mar 19, 2023 Messages 4 Reaction score 0 Location Orlando Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Just curious if my new skimmer is creating enough foam. Any comments are greatly appreciated
Dec 6, 2023 #2 thomas_neil Active Member View Badges Partner Member 2024 Midwest Reefer My Tank Thread Joined Aug 7, 2021 Messages 480 Reaction score 297 Location Grand Rapids Rating - 0% 0 0 0 How new is the skimmer? They usually take a little while to build up a bacterial film in the body of the skimmer to start producing good foam.
How new is the skimmer? They usually take a little while to build up a bacterial film in the body of the skimmer to start producing good foam.
Dec 7, 2023 #3 OP OP jbrat22 New Member View Badges Joined Mar 19, 2023 Messages 4 Reaction score 0 Location Orlando Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Only a few days. Just not sure if foam should be higher once working well
Dec 7, 2023 #4 thomas_neil Active Member View Badges Partner Member 2024 Midwest Reefer My Tank Thread Joined Aug 7, 2021 Messages 480 Reaction score 297 Location Grand Rapids Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Once its broken in you can adjust as needed to get a good foam head. Id give it a week or so and adjust from there. I prefer dry skim, so want the bubbles slowly going over the top of the neck.
Once its broken in you can adjust as needed to get a good foam head. Id give it a week or so and adjust from there. I prefer dry skim, so want the bubbles slowly going over the top of the neck.
Dec 10, 2023 #5 R Roy Arena Community Member View Badges AZ FRAG Member Joined Jan 28, 2019 Messages 81 Reaction score 108 Location Chandler Az. Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Open the air silencer up all the way. Then adjust the height of the skimmer.