Protein skimmer nano ice cap brand issues??

Reefer1485 · Nov 18, 2020

Hey everyone,

so I just turned on my skimmer for the first time to see it run and had to take a video of what it’s doing. I am not sure if this normal for brand new ones but wondering if I could get some help. Here is the video

Reefer1485 · Nov 18, 2020

Not sure why I can’t get the video to upload. But on the air intake there are small wholes areas the top and then one on the bottom. If I plug up the whole on the bottom then it stops overflowing with bubbles and then I can control the level of bubbles from the control nob.

Reefer1485 · Nov 18, 2020

Here is the link to the YouTube file. This will show what I am talking about.

Montiman · Nov 18, 2020

I am not sure of this exact model but generally the hole on the bottom is plugged and is there to drain the silencer if water gets inside. I believe you may be missing the plug.

rahusky · Nov 18, 2020

I have that skimmer. Totally normal, needs to build up some nice film then it will work better and be more adjustable. Cheers!

Reefer1485 · Nov 18, 2020

Montiman said:
I am not sure of this exact model but generally the hole on the bottom is plugged and is there to drain the silencer if water gets inside. I believe you may be missing the plug.

O okay lol that makes sense. I will put it back in its spot and plug that hole. Thank you so much.

rahusky said:
I have that skimmer. Totally normal, needs to build up some nice film then it will work better and be more adjustable. Cheers!

wow. Lol it’s just overflowing. How low do you have yours in the tank?

rahusky · Nov 18, 2020

Reefer1485 said:
wow. Lol it’s just overflowing. How low do you have yours in the tank?

Lower than you do. My adjustment knob is about an inch or so above the water. Yes, it will overflow like this for a few days. You can dial down the adjustment screw a bit but it will act like this until you get some gunk buildup.

Reefer1485 · Nov 18, 2020

rahusky said:
Lower than you do. My adjustment knob is about an inch or so above the water. Yes, it will overflow like this for a few days. You can dial down the adjustment screw a bit but it will act like this until you get some gunk buildup.

Lol okay I will try it again when I get back from vacation. Wanna get it up and going before I add fish to the tank