G-3 Skimmer HELP

Trigs · #1 03-13-2008, 07:31 PM

Hey everyone i have a brand spanking new g-3 skimmer for my 90 gallon its sitting in my sump right now and i am having some problems with it. it doesnt seem to me collecting the dirt or cleaning the water much and there are TONS of bubbles pease help me out!

mr_alberta · #2 03-13-2008, 07:42 PM

Skimmers take some time to break in before they'll produce any real skimmate. How long has it been running? Some skimmer take up to a week before they break in.

Trigs · #3 03-13-2008, 07:43 PM

hmm okay its only been running for 3 days but theres tons of bubbles in my tank now..

mr_alberta · #4 03-13-2008, 07:49 PM

Does the ASM come with a piece of foam on the outlet pipe to catch bubbles?

Trigs · #5 03-13-2008, 07:50 PM

no i dont believe it did, it came with the one surrounding it but its not really foam is it?

mark · #6 03-13-2008, 07:51 PM

Got the G3 as well and Like Harvey said, they take a bit of time to break-in.

Now bubbles in your tank, if coming from the skimmer, can be stopped by having baffles between the skimmer and return pump.

Trigs · #7 03-13-2008, 07:53 PM

yah i have 2 baffles then refug then baffle then return pump so that shouldn't be a problem, i thin part of the problem is my overflow pipe running to the sump