Tunze Master DOC 9410 DC foam head

saltywet · 09/05/2017, 01:22 PM

Roger,

I have not paid attention to how the foam-head should look like on the protein skimmer. (Been a lazy reefer--owned and been using skimmer for over 7 months). My dial on the DC pump is set to about 25% to get a dry frothy foam-head that is just kissing the top of the cup.

I do feed heavily and have very high bio-load.

For best performance of this skimmer, what do you recommend the foam head should look like?

Thanks

rvitko · 09/05/2017, 01:32 PM

I find it very difficult to adjust a skimmer based on foam head so I adjust based on what I collect. I prefer a more watery skimmate above all because the cup neck stays cleaner and that means less maintenance and more removed since the caked up scum breaks the foam head. I dial it in until I collect something that looks somewhere between a bottle of green tea and a bottle of plain iced tea. I dump the cup every couple days as that is usually how fast it fills on my 9012 DC and I clean it completely once a week.

saltywet · 09/05/2017, 03:39 PM

Thanks for the feedback. I will give a wetter skimmate a try.

09/05/2017, 01:22 PM	#1
saltywet Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Milky Way Posts: 222	Tunze Master DOC 9410 DC foam head Roger, I have not paid attention to how the foam-head should look like on the protein skimmer. (Been a lazy reefer--owned and been using skimmer for over 7 months). My dial on the DC pump is set to about 25% to get a dry frothy foam-head that is just kissing the top of the cup. I do feed heavily and have very high bio-load. For best performance of this skimmer, what do you recommend the foam head should look like? Thanks

09/05/2017, 01:32 PM	#2
rvitko RC Sponsor Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Austin Texas USA Posts: 35,785	I find it very difficult to adjust a skimmer based on foam head so I adjust based on what I collect. I prefer a more watery skimmate above all because the cup neck stays cleaner and that means less maintenance and more removed since the caked up scum breaks the foam head. I dial it in until I collect something that looks somewhere between a bottle of green tea and a bottle of plain iced tea. I dump the cup every couple days as that is usually how fast it fills on my 9012 DC and I clean it completely once a week. __________________ Roger Vitko Tunze USA "He's for every one of us, stands for every one of us, he'll save every man, woman and child in a mighty Flash!" Current Tank Info: 210 gallon planted tank with Altum Angelfish

09/05/2017, 03:39 PM	#3
saltywet Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Milky Way Posts: 222	Thanks for the feedback. I will give a wetter skimmate a try.