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06/17/2017, 10:01 PM | #2926 | |
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You will need to close the wedge pipe more. I can promise you that if you close the wedge pipe enough, the water will overflow out of the skimmer. It's impossible for it not to because you are blocking the water from flowing out of the body. When you open the wedge that allows the water to leave with less restriction and that lowers the level inside the skimmer which is exactly what you do not want to to. The wedge pipe is designed to work such that when you open wedge you are lowering the level inside the skimmer and when you close wedge you raise the level. Put the airline back on the venturi port where it belongs and use the wedge pipe to raise the level. Disregard the lines on the wedge assembly and close the pipe by rotation and at some point you WILL see the water rise. Make sure you orient the silicone line so that it's not getting pinched when you close the pipe. My best suggestion is to do one of two things so you understand how this works. Either remove the skimmer from the sump and take a look inside the drain on the skimmer while rotating the wedge pipe so you can see where the wedge pipe goes from open to closed. Or you can pull the wedge pipe out of the PVC connection and look down into the fitting also noting the wedge shaped cut on the pipe as that should also lend some clarity as to how the wedge pipe blocks the waters flow coming out of the skimmer. As I said, the wedge blocks the exit coming out of the skimmer when closed. The more you close it, the higher the level will be in the skimmer. It's simple and once you know where the fully closed position is on the wedge, you will be able to find your sweet spot befween open and closed to get the level where it needs to be.
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06/19/2017, 04:11 PM | #2927 | |
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06/19/2017, 05:43 PM | #2928 | |
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06/27/2017, 09:52 AM | #2929 |
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Anyone ever have a problem where your mini 160 only wants to skim wet? Any minor adjustment with the pipe either makes the waterline go too low or too high and the skimmer only produces wet skimmate.
The skimmer is in approx. 8" of constant water level. It's on a heavily stocked 50g display and 16g frag tank. So approx. total volume is about 70-80gallons. |
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06/27/2017, 07:01 PM | #2931 |
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Ok needs some advive. I have a bk sm300 skimmer. Just set up a new 400 gallon system. Has live rock and sand so far. No coral or fish yet. Transferring from old system soon. Ive had the skimmer running for 4 days now and cannot get it to stop overflowing. Ive tried every scenario with both adjustments. The air tube and the adjuster that screws into the pump. Ive tried from 7 to 9 inches for the water level in sump. Any advice on what else to try?
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06/27/2017, 07:50 PM | #2932 | |
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Lastly, it could be something in your water. If so, it might be one of those scenarios that you should just connect a 5 gallon bucket to the skimmer and let it overflow into the bucket. That will allow the skimmer to drive what ever is in the water out of the system. If this live rock was uncared, then there will be a lot of organics that will be perishing in the rock which could cause a skimmer to go crazy.
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Update. I understand what you meant about ozone ports now. Checked filters, there clean. So i tried 2 things. I hooked the skimmate to a 5 gallon bucket, while that started i hooked air lines to the 2 ozone ports. As soon as i hooked those lines up it immediately dropped the level and seems to be working a ton better now. Not even close to overflowing.
Please explain to me what was going on so i understand. Nothing about doing this in the owners manuel for sure |
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Here is a picture of the skimmer with the ozone tube connections as they would come with a new skimmer. Those red tubes are the ozone tubes.
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Hi, I have an MBK-200 Extra Slim and it is working great, May I ask how I can connect the outlet of the cup to a drain pipe? Thanks in advance.
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08/07/2017, 07:56 PM | #2937 | |
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08/23/2017, 05:21 AM | #2938 |
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I have a BK 250 SM Skimmer.
I have around 30 fish in my system, 8 of them big tangs. skimmer has been running around 16 months. beside cleaning the cup, I have never cleaned the pump or venturi. my NO3 is a little high around 15ppm. Can you tell me what is the routine cleaning maintainence I should do to my BB. can It be that the efficiency of the BB is reduced due to the lack of cleaning? please let me know what to inspect and how to clean it? thanks a lot
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08/27/2017, 10:47 PM | #2940 |
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Finally - 10 years dream came true to hold a Bubble King in hand and enter the Royal Exclusive club. Got a DC 150 for a 90 gallon system - mostly acropora with 10 fishes.
Started tuning by having the skimmer in 6.75 inches of sump water . The nozzle on the red dragon is twisted to 4.5 turns according to advice given by Slief to allow more air to enter the skimmer chamber. Keeping these constant started tuning and aiming to keep the water level where it starts to form bubbles 2 inches below the white collar where the skimmer cup sits. Bubble King Double Cone 150 users - any thoughts or am I doing it right ? Regards, Abhishek |
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Anyhow, here is a thread on the pump maintenance. The first couple posts cover both RD1 and RD3 pumps. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2573406 Quote:
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Afternoon,
I have a Bubble King Mini 160 (v12) that was working beautifully. I took the skimmer apart to clean it and let it soak in vinegar for about 30 minutes (due to recent issues caused by excess epoxy causing the skimmer to repeatedly overflow). I completed a significant water change while the skimmer was soaking to address the epoxy.. The skimmer no longer overflows and appears that the water change got rid of the epoxy residue, but the skimmer is emitting a significant number of micro bubbles from the white buttom outlet pipe into the sump (and display). I’m concerned that I may not have reassembled the skimmer correctly, although it’s unlikely.. Are there any adjustments to make or things to look for that might address the micro bubbles? The skimmer could be breaking in again due to the cleanling, but your thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks! Rick |
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10/01/2017, 10:40 AM | #2947 | |
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I've since done an additional water change and the skimmer is now back to overflowing (as opposed to appearing stable but emitting micro bubbles through the bottom white pipe). The tank has run skimmerless for about three weeks, to the detriment of the inhabitants, because (of what appears to be) the use of 2 1/2 sticks of epoxy. I have gradually completed a 100%+ water change (and I've removed the Aquastik epoxy). I am not sure what else to do at this point other than wait. I have also been running carbon. Does the overflowing issue still seem like the skimmer's breaking in, given the series of events described above? Thanks, Rick |
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10/01/2017, 11:18 AM | #2948 | |
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Also, not sure if you are aware but we have a dedicated forum here including threads of tuning the skimmers. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/fo...play.php?f=745
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Perfect! I will give it a whirl and follow-up in the dedicated forum accordingly. Thanks, Rick |
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Bubble king 180
Came across this forum and wondered if someone could please give me some advice.
I have a bubble king 180 that I am having an issue with. I have came down three separate mornings now to find my skimmers water level as dropped all the way down with hardly any foam at all , if I turn off skimmer and turn back on it returns to normal operation with no other adjustments at all. Any advice would be greatly appreciated |
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