skimmer problem

[Assyrian fish guy]

i had this problem b4 but really didnt think much of it b4 my move, but now the skimmer isnt working right at all. it keep over filling because its in to mch water. i know i can raise it but when i got my stand made they didnt make it right, and i didnt notice it till it was to late. so i wanted to see if there anything i can do to lower the water leave in my first chamber? the only other thing i was thinking of doing was getting a external skimmer. theres no room what so ever under my tank to raise the skimmer. right now its in 10 inches of water.

Thank you

 

[Zoarder]

i had this problem b4 but really didnt think much of it b4 my move, but now the skimmer isnt working right at all. it keep over filling because its in to mch water. i know i can raise it but when i got my stand made they didnt make it right, and i didnt notice it till it was to late. so i wanted to see if there anything i can do to lower the water leave in my first chamber? the only other thing i was thinking of doing was getting a external skimmer. theres no room what so ever under my tank to raise the skimmer. right now its in 10 inches of water.

Thank you

http://www.elite-aquatics.net/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=27
I have one if you wanna try it, its brand new I just never used it... What skimmer you have?

 

[lowbudget]

you tried opening the outlet all the way? so it lowers the water line in the neck?

 

[lovingacans]

I wouldn't do this but you could always drill a hole in the baffle of the chamber. I would get a new skimmer stand or use egg crate to raise it up.

 

[Zoarder]

I wouldn't do this but you could always drill a hole in the baffle of the chamber. I would get a new skimmer stand or use egg crate to raise it up.

+1 thats what I ended up doing to make the water level 9" for my skimmer its a pain to do!

 

[Assyrian fish guy]

the skimmer am using is a reef octopus xp 5000 . I have its gate valve open all the way. I have rocks under it to raise it, but I think it will b better with the egg creates.

 

[lovingacans]

I have the same skimmer at my house. but it's the 5000int...its up high with the return completely out of the water.

 

[Assyrian fish guy]

what skimmer do you have that runs in 9 " . really sucks not having any space under the stand.

 

[Six2seven]

changing the stand seems to not be a solution since your tank is already wet, so if you cannot put it your skimmer on a stand then it sounds like you will have to modify you sump or maybe see if you can get a customer skimmer cup made shorter so that you can raise the skimmer.

 

[Assyrian fish guy]

yeah my is int too. just in 10 inches of water

 

[Zoarder]

what skimmer do you have that runs in 9 " . really sucks not having any space under the stand.

A bubble king 250

 

[Assyrian fish guy]

changing the stand seems to not be a solution since your tank is already wet, so if you cannot put it your skimmer on a stand then it sounds like you will have to modify you sump or maybe see if you can get a customer skimmer cup made shorter so that you can raise the skimmer.

that is a great idea. can't I cut it my self?

 

[Assyrian fish guy]

dump it.

 

[lowbudget]

anthony some pictures would help. sump baffles see if you can cut the baffles to lower your water level

 

[Assyrian fish guy]

I'll post some tonight.

one thing I was thinking of doing is placing 4x4 under my tank to raise it, and I would run plywoodl across the tank for equal distribution of weight on to the 4x4. what do you guys think.

 

[lowbudget]

pictures will help you have a steel stand correct?

 

[Assyrian fish guy]

yes it's steal.

 

[lowbudget]

you thinking about making a platform kind of deal on for the stand. wouldnt so it. we are in earthquake country. i would modify the sump before i so that.

 

[Assyrian fish guy]

by modifying do you mean drilling wholes in the first chamber baffles?

 

[SchnitzelReef]

I think the xp5000 works best in 7" of water. I had my xp3000 in 6".

If u have a 3 chamber sump, ur gunna need to modify the baffle in the 1st and 2nd chamber. U can't lower the water level in the first chamber if the water in the second chamber is higher. U can get a BIG drill bit, and drill a bunch of holes just under where the water level is.