Why is my skimmer going nuts?

[freeze]

Every skimmer I have operates like crap at the recommended water level. If it's overflowing and running like crap, raise it up. You want super fine bubbles but when at the right height those then into a nice foamy head.

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by freeze

Every skimmer I have operates like crap at the recommended water level. If it's overflowing and running like crap, raise it up. You want super fine bubbles but when at the right height those then into a nice foamy head.

This

Just about every skimmer I have ever ran runs better in less than recommended , problem is if your making a sump you can't lower a skimmer but you can raise one up so we tend to make the baffles higher and recommend putting something underneath

I run my csc450 in 5" of water and have 90 degree fitting on the inputs so it can draw water lower and not suck in air.

14" is unheard of .....

[kien]

Originally Posted by freeze

Every skimmer I have operates like crap at the recommended water level. If it's overflowing and running like crap, raise it up. You want super fine bubbles but when at the right height those then into a nice foamy head.

Originally Posted by reefwars

This

Just about every skimmer I have ever ran runs better in less than recommended , problem is if your making a sump you can't lower a skimmer but you can raise one up so we tend to make the baffles higher and recommend putting something underneath

I run my csc450 in 5" of water and have 90 degree fitting on the inputs so it can draw water lower and not suck in air.

14" is unheard of .....

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I too have noticed that the recommended water levels (for the 4 skimmers that I've owned) have been crap. I've always had to effectively run them at a lower water level (or raising skimmer).

K.

[andestang]

Mine starts to surge if it's taken to far from the 9.5"

Originally Posted by freeze

Every skimmer I have operates like crap at the recommended water level. If it's overflowing and running like crap, raise it up. You want super fine bubbles but when at the right height those then into a nice foamy head.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

I run both of mine at about 8" of water.

A piece of neoprene (wetsuit material) would dampen any vibration of your stand. Without dampening, the noise from the vibrations may be annoying especially since your tank is in your living area, not in a fish room or garage.

[jason604]

Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic

I run both of mine at about 8" of water.

A piece of neoprene (wetsuit material) would dampen any vibration of your stand. Without dampening, the noise from the vibrations may be annoying especially since your tank is in your living area, not in a fish room or garage.

Gotcha. I'll use extra pieces of my pond liner.

[jason604]

K u guys r awesome! Moved it up so skimmer is about 8" in water n it now works perfectly!! Barely any noise with egg crates plus it's in my fish room so can't hear in living room. But I will still put some pond liner on it TMR so it's fully silent.

[The Guy]

Originally Posted by jason604

K u guys r awesome! Moved it up so skimmer is about 8" in water n it now works perfectly!! Barely any noise with egg crates plus it's in my fish room so can't hear in living room. But I will still put some pond liner on it TMR so it's fully silent.

I have a Vertex Omega150 and have it sitting on 6 stacked egg crate pieces, kinda the same as what you have there. It's in 8" of water and works great, I ran it in vinegar mix when new for 24 hours to remove any oils etc. before I put it into operation in the sump.

[jason604]

Ok so I went n bought a vertex omega 150 skimmer put it in 7.5" of water and it's doing the exact same thing as my previous skimmer!!! Either overflowing, come back couple hours n bubbles drop all the way down.. Vice versa. Are the skimmers acting like this because I have no bio load other than super clean rocks and new live sand? My tank is ready for the move but I'm afraid to swap everything from my old tank over till my skimmer problem is fixed. Was thinking about going to buy some fish n try it since I cannot catch any fish in my old tank CUZ they keep hiding in my sps corals

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by andestang

Mine starts to surge if it's taken to far from the 9.5"

What do you mean by starts to surge ?