Help with HOB Aquamaxx/JNS Skimmer

thedevilscandy · Mar 19, 2013

So I bought a JNS HOB skimmer (same as the Aquamaxx) but I think I'm doing something wrong. The yellow airline tubing is supposed to go over a little hole in the front on top, but I have to keep it kinked otherwise it looses all suction. Also, i have the cup sitting right at the waterline, is that correct? How long does it usually take before bubbles start going in the cup?

Surgical · Mar 19, 2013

Isnt there a silencer that the yellow tubing connects to? Btw, when setting this skimmer up, you have to submerge that yellow tube in a cup of tank water to prime it, or it wont start correctly. Then you connect it to the silencer. That may be your problem.

thedevilscandy · Mar 19, 2013

I just finally found a page that explained that. It's been running for about an hour and I finally got it to keep suction once I connected the yellow tube to the silencer. I dropped the collection cup slightly. I don't know if it's at the right height. The page said it could take up to a few days to start seeing results

thedevilscandy · Mar 21, 2013

Ok, I've had the skimmer hooked up for a couple days now, and no matter what I do the thing keeps randomly losing suction! It's driving me crazy. Am I totally missing something here. It'll be working fine for a day... and then it drops down to a trickle from the return.

suvuong7 · Mar 21, 2013

I have one of those.....what I do to get the flow going is suck through the yellow tube a bit...once u hear the water start going ...squeez the tube to cut off the air and connect it back to the white plastic tube where it was connected to....or try you tube on how to set it up....

thedevilscandy · Mar 21, 2013

I'll try it and see what happens. Do you have yours on the back of the tank or in the sump? I've got mine in the sump because my ballasts were in the way. I'm wondering if the water level is too low?

suvuong7 · Mar 21, 2013

I have mine in the back on my nano....I don't know y u would get a hob and put it on the sump....y not get a skimmer for ur sump...

suvuong7 · Mar 21, 2013

U can sell me the hob...if u want to get rid of it.....am looking for a back up one

thedevilscandy · Mar 21, 2013

Is there any harm in keeping the yellow tube kinked? It works great if I do that. But as soon as I reconnect to the silencer it stops working again. I don't have room in my sump for a regular skimmer unfortunately.

suvuong7 · Mar 21, 2013

No harm just more noise....if it works without connecting it to silencer do it that way

thedevilscandy · Mar 21, 2013

LMOA I think I just figured it out. I had taken the bottom L shaped piece of the return off since I didn't see a reason for it... I think it was causing bubbles to go in the intake tube... ergo, lost suction. What a tard!!

suvuong7 · Mar 21, 2013

Glad to hear u figured it out

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