Bubble King Setup, Tuning and trouble shooting thread. Post your questions here!
Got it Scott. I think I will raise the sump depth and at the same time using a stand to raise my skimmer .
Well I will try to let my sump water down further one cm and if that is the sweet spot then it means I have to find a stand that will raise my skimmer water level back to 22.5 cm while my sump depth is at 27 cm then. In this case the stand should be around 5 cm high (may be an acrylic stand looks nicer then ). |
Bubble King Setup, Tuning and trouble shooting thread. Post your questions here!
This thread will be dedicated to setting up, tuning and trouble shooting Bubble King Skimmers. Feel free to ask any questions related to choosing the right skimmer as well as setting up, tuning or trouble shooting your skimmer.
|
Bubble King Setup, Tuning and trouble shooting thread. Post your questions here!
Hi Scott,
That's good you create a posting for this subject . Sorry to post on the other topic , can you transfer all related earlier post of mine to this area. Thanks |
After the water level goes down 1 cm more the skimmer looks not much change:
https://vimeo.com/149475674 Furthermore , when you said break In , usually this took a week ? How can I say my skimmer already hit the sweet spot , as of now no overflowing issue have been notice almost 5 days now . |
Quote:
|
Exactly a week since it was set up.....does this means my skimmer broken in?;
https://vimeo.com/149631672 |
Quote:
|
Thanks Scott, finally I got the answer for the heigh (water level ) of my going to build new sump .
|
Will be posting pictures of my new set up soon, it's in 8.5inches of water. Trying to dial it in but when I upload photos through photo bucket it shows my whole album.
Corey |
Here it is I think.
Corey |
Quote:
http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m...C592D05E78.mp4 |
Thank you. When you say wetten it you mean add more water into the chamber, correct?
Corey |
Quote:
|
Quote:
There are PLENTY of DOC's in the tank. I know it's a lite load in there but it's been semi skimmer less for awhile. Corey |
http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m...98F0787388.mp4
Here is where it stands now, maybe some fine tuning is needed. I'm close tho I think. It hasn't broke in all the way yet so I want to get it close to he sweet spot the let it settle for a few days u til it's broken in. Then I will really dial it in and start taking back my tank!!!! Corey |
http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m...82B7B8544.mp4]http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m...082B7B8544.jpg
Now, lowered to 27 per sleifs thoughts Corey |
Quote:
|
Quote:
Thanks for all your help Scott Corey |
Quote:
|
got it plugged up and closed that wedge just a tad to see how it pans out
corey |
Quote:
|
Ok Scott, no real change and nothing in the cup. Wedge is about 30-40% closed and power is on 30. So should I lower the skimmer and if so how much? Or is it okay to just bump up the power to maybe 32 or so and see what that does.
Corey |
Quote:
|
Ok. Break in time is about a week or so? How will I know when it's broken in?
I have 10 fish going into the display next week possibly. Taking my count to 30. I can leave it where it is for now. I'm just curious about it is all. Corey |
Quote:
Since you aren't seeing anything in the cup yet, I would close the wedge pipe slightly and see what that yields in terms of skimmate. Lowering the skimmer is at this point isn't really needed since you're not broken in yet and you're going to be adding more fish. Once we find the sweet spot for you pump after more fish are in there, then we will see if the sump needs adjustment. When you close your wedge, set it so the transition from heavily aerated water to where it turns to foam is just above the base of the neck. This transition will appear as an obvious line. Since your load is light, I would target that transition to be about 1/4" up from the white ring where the collection cup connects to the body of the skimmer. Make you wedge pipe adjustments slowly and give it a minute to settle down. A little tiny turn of the wedge will make a big difference in the level inside the skimmer. The other alternative would be to increase your wattage in 1 watt increments as that will also raise the level in your skimmer but I did like the foam I saw. It's kind of a matter of experimenting to see what results in the best foam that is pushing the waste up the neck the best couple with a water level inside the skimmer that results in that waste going over the neck and into the cup slowly. Every tank is different which is where fine tuning for the individual tank comes into play. There really is no right or wrong but the general idea is that the lower the pump speed, the longer the contact time and the smaller the bubbles. With a lower speed comes the need for a high level in the skimmer which is where sump depth and or wedge pipe adjustments come into play. This isn't much different that any other skimmer in terms of the end result. You just have a better ability to fine tune the skimmer and foam with the RD3. Don't be afraid to play with different settings over the coming days. When I setup my Supermain 250, I played with it for nearly a month making little changes here and there to get a feel for what worked best for me in terms of pump speed and the level inside my skimmer. |
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 08:51 PM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
User Alert System provided by
Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Pro) -
vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.