[Pomme]

Skimmer? air bubbles?

i have had my deltec apf600 up and running now for about two weeks and get rid of the skimmate every 3 to 4 days, but today when i did this, and turned the skimmer pump back on as i leave the pump that brings the water to the skimmer running, the air bubbles that run up the collection tube only went half way up, and it has stayed at this level since, so i have turned the pump off as i has making a kind of gurgling noise, do you guys have any ideas why it did this and what the problem is?

thanx again in advance,

andrew

[scubadude]

Hi Andrew
Im not real familiar with these skimmers but I do know that some of my skimmers will take a while to get back to skimming after I clean/empty them its like they have to build up a film of skimmate back up to skim properly. Either that or you have a jet/venturi clogged somewhere? With my Euroreefs I take a small cup of very hot water and let the air intake suck the hot water in this helps to cleanse the salt creep or other debris in the air intake out.

HTH