Protein skimmer!!! Help

[Tony757]

I need help figuring out what is the best water level for this protein skimmer this is an external protein skimmer and I'm trying to figure out what is the best water level inside the protein skimmer before it actually Bubbles and raises when turned on.

Also where is the water level supposed to be in a wet dry trickle filter sump

 

[ReeferReefer]

I would turn it on and see how high it bubbles first. No way to know unless it's on.

I would also strongly recommend getting rid of the bio balls. You can put a refugium, live rock or other filtration equipment there instead.

 

[Tony757]

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I would turn it on and see how high it bubbles first. No way to know unless it's on.

I would also strongly recommend getting rid of the bio balls. You can put a refugium, live rock or other filtration equipment there instead.

Okay I was told not to use the bio balls but I'm on a budget and I'm going to use bio balls and live rock and I'm going to add a light soon for the sump

 

[Tony757]

I would turn it on and see how high it bubbles first. No way to know unless it's on.

I would also strongly recommend getting rid of the bio balls. You can put a refugium, live rock or other filtration equipment there instead.

 

[Tony757]

What do you think

 

[Tony757]

Im going to get refugium mud and moss

 

[ReeferReefer]

Imo you don't need to spend money on mud. Get some rock and macro algae.

I feel the bio balls do more harm than good.

Im going to get refugium mud and moss

 

[MSB123]

Don’t get mud. Get something like marinepure and macro algae to help with nutrient degradation.

 

[Tony757]

Don’t get mud. Get something like marinepure and macro algae to help with nutrient degradation.

Okay what light would be good can I go with an old clip-on light at say 65 watt fluorescent bulb, also I'm going to get Cato and some microalgae

 

[ReeferReefer]

That will work.

Okay what light would be good can I go with an old clip-on light at say 65 watt fluorescent bulb, also I'm going to get Cato and some microalgae