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Unread 04/18/2017, 08:50 AM   #327
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Originally Posted by nvladik View Post
Morning guys. Have a quick question, but I might be too early and jumping the gun, so please tell me if I should just wait. Have a new setup that I picked up a mini 160 for. Tank is still cycling, high amonia, decent nitrites. High Ph. I wanted to get a head start on breaking in the skimmer, so I let it run in the tank for 16 hours. Ran it for a little without the cup, too many bubbles, so I left it overnight with collection cup on but open drain port so the water wont fill it.

16 hours in it won't stop overflowing, skimmer is fully open, so I can't slow it down any. Thought?
It's pretty soon but the key question is how deep it is in the sump. Also, if you have used Epoxy in the tank or new live rock, there could be a lot of dissolved organics in the water. If it's continually overflowing and the wedge pipe is wide open, you need to raise the skimmer or lower the sump level until you find a spot that the overflowing subsides. You want the line where bubbles turn to foam to be about 1" below the white pvc part that is bonded to the upper part of the body. There should be a line on the skimmer body to note that point.


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