Protein skimmer help!

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So we recently bought the Aqua Excel HOB hp. I followed the very spotty directions the best I could and have attached a video showing it after I turned it on. I could not find any helpful how-to videos for this specific skimmer so I’m hoping someone can help me out.
I apologize for the video, the color of the skimmer makes it hard to see. I read skimmers need 24-36 hrs to produce the skimate? I just want to verify I did this right and just need to wait. Thank you in advance!
 

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Should be making bubbles...is the airline hooked up?
 

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that is not how they work at all. it should look like it is foaming like crazy take it off and tank a pic of it. make sure its all hooked up correctly. what I think is air is in the line and it needs to be primed. my skimmer fills fast you will see a ton of bubbles reaching near the top
 

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looks like in vid it is trying to pump but it can not/ air pocket/ something is not hooked up right. did it come with directions
 

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