Red Sea DC Skimmer Overflow

[clifg]

Hi all, just purchased and installed the Red Sea DC 300. They recommend the pump to be at 70%. Well right now I have the pump at 4% and the stick thingy all the way open (- sign) and the skim is at the base of the neck. If I were to have it at 70% it would blow the dang lid off the thing. I'm also noticing a lot of microbubbles in the skimmer chamber and display tank. This is in the Reefer 250G2 tank. Anybody run into any similar issues? Thanks!

 

[blaxsun]

Doesn't the DC auto-detect excess skim and ramp down the speed automatically?

 

[clifg]

Doesn't the DC auto-detect excess skim and ramp down the speed automatically?

Supposedly but theirs not much room to go below 4%

 

[blaxsun]

Supposedly but theirs not much room to go below 4%

What's your water level in the skimmer chamber set to?

 

[Bubba002]

260E skimmer overflowing 4 weeks

 

[Simon_M]

Sounds like the water level in the Sump is too high in the Skimmer Chamber. This can be set at 17 - 23cm but the optimum height for the Skimmer is only 16 - 20cm. Try temporarily lifting the Skimmer manually by 1/2" or 1" to see if the water level in the Skimmer neck is reduced and if it is, try to lower the baffle between the Skimmer and the Return Chamber to reduce the height of the Sump in the Skimmer Chamber.