unbelievable!

Wiz · Jan 20, 2015

Found my new 2" watchman goby inside the inner chamber of my skimmer!. The only possable way into that chamber is through the 1/4" intake of the pump! He went in the suction of the pump and through into the skimmer. Had to remove the skimmer and unattach the pump to retrieve him. Put him up top again. Wow. Then a day later guess who did it again. Gotta block that tiny intake. Unbelievable.

Triggreef · Jan 20, 2015

He's gotta be going in backwards. I'm not familiar with skimmers but isn't there an over flow/out flow?

Wiz · Jan 20, 2015

Triggreef said:
He's gotta be going in backwards. I'm not familiar with skimmers but isn't there an over flow/out flow?

Look at the second pic. The dark colored tube is the pump. The red peice is a plastic disc with little holes. He can't get through. The only way into that chamber is the pump.

Triggreef · Jan 20, 2015

Wow I didn't look that close before. Surprised he didn't get killed.

Wiz · Jan 20, 2015

I know right!! I put a guard on the intake

Engineeringman27 · Jan 20, 2015

Wow! He is very lucky!

chickofthesea · Jan 20, 2015

How did he not get chopped to bits! CRAZY! Lol

c_healy · Jan 20, 2015

Crazy....my new black snowflake just went through my jebao dc9000 from the sump up into the dt.

Not a scratch on him, i couldnt believe it.

sukimu · Jan 20, 2015

lol, that is one lucky butt goby

Wiz · Jan 20, 2015

This morning was the 3rd time. Man I gotta block the intake with a sponge. Hope it doesn't stop my skimmer workin.

sukimu · Jan 20, 2015

Dude, you need to find some sort netting and attach it ASAP. Hes going to get chopped up if you don't get on it.

revhtree · Jan 20, 2015

That's crazy!

Marksreef · Jan 20, 2015

Strap a go pro to him and lets watch him do it LOL. Tricker little bugger.

evolved · Jan 20, 2015

What kind of pump is this? Does it have a needle wheel impeller? If so, it's impossible that's how he gets in...

SeeingGreen · Jan 20, 2015

Unless there are needles sheared off in it...

Wiz · Jan 21, 2015

The skimmer is an sca-301 65gal. I'm not sure if it's a pinwheel or not. But trust me when I tell you there is no other way into that chamber

erk · Jan 22, 2015

I have that same skimmer and it has a needle wheel impeller. Short needles though. So it could sneak past the impeller if it was really careful. I noticed you didn't modify your skimmer pump outlet. There is a mod to cut that pump outlet short so the bubbles have more distance to expand out and create a wall of bubbles. I did it and the skimmer works like a champ.

Wiz · Jan 22, 2015

erk said:
I have that same skimmer and it has a needle wheel impeller. Short needles though. So it could sneak past the impeller if it was really careful. I noticed you didn't modify your skimmer pump outlet. There is a mod to cut that pump outlet short so the bubbles have more distance to expand out and create a wall of bubbles. I did it and the skimmer works like a champ.

Didn't knoe. How do you mod it? And what exactly does it help? The skimmer seems to work good. The skimmTe is ail wet but. Consistant anyway.

erk · Jan 22, 2015

I never ran it with the pipe uncut, so I don't specifically know how it improves the function. Look up SCA-301 mods and you should find it. There are a couple threads sprinkled around the interwebz about it. I can get a really dry skimmate if I try, but that makes it harder to clean.