HALP with kent marine nautilus te (pos) skimmer!

[Dreadful]

look at the pic haha.. (this was before i changed anything at all)

i was told it was too high of a water line.. so i egg crated it up BEFORE i got this new pump and then the water leve wasnt even close to reaching the cup so nothing was actually being skimmed.

in my opinion i should just try and return this "recommended" flow pump and put everything back to how it was!