Re: Protein skimmer - what SHOULD I be seeing in the waste cup?


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On Nov 29, 1:56 am, "Pszemol" <Psze...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Big Habeeb" <mitch.bren...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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1. Should the bubbles be overflowing up into the waste cup?

Yes.

2. What SHOULD I be seeing up there when I clean it out?

http://www.theculturedreef.com/evaluation.htmhttp://www.theculturedreef.com/TF100A.jpg

OK...thanks for the truly repulsive images lol
I will be taking in the skimmer this weekend...maybe I did something
wrong, maybe the pump isnt strong enough, but the 'bubbles' dont reach
the top cup...they did when I initially set up the tank and tested,
but not any longer. I do see that 'crud' in the top anyway, so
apparently it's getting up there, but I don't see all that much
(likely due to my still low bioload)...

We'll get to the bottom of it. My guess is that it may even become
obvious what the problem is once I pull the thing out of the sump.

The amount of waste in the skimmer WILL strongly depend
on how big is the bioload of your tank. So clean cup can mean
that there is nothing wrong with the skimmer but your tank
is just clean.

It took about 3 days for my Remora to produce anything and then it wasn't
that much.

Jim


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