Lee's Countercurrent Skimmers

[kweckstrom]

Now that i've modded the hood of my nano-cube to accomodate a Lee's skimmer, does anyone have any tips on how to "calibrate" it?

 

I followed the directions, but it doesn't seem to be skimming anything. I'm getting the bubbles up to the bubble line, the water is up to the water line, and I think I have both air sources going the way they should... but after 2 days, nothing in the cup. The neck is loaded with bubbles, but no foam is creeping up.

 

Any thoughts?

[birdman204]

how old is the tank, if there is nothing to skim, it won't

[kweckstrom]

Few days old, but it's curing rock there should be PLENTY to skim.

[rehren]

do you have any photos of this setup?

[PFB]

I have used them for years.

Give it time, they are inefficient - u get what u pay for.

[kweckstrom]

Originally posted by rehren

do you have any photos of this setup?

 

Yep, www.weckstrom.com.

 

I also posted some diagrams on how I did it in the DIY forum.

[kweckstrom]

Originally posted by PFB

I have used them for years.

Give it time, they are inefficient - u get what u pay for.

 

that's fine, as long as it works........eventually. I noticed a little foam floating into the cup today.

[birdman204]

my euro reef has been running for a week on a tank that was just set up, but the rock was cured. took 3 days to start getting foam... Give it time. If yuou wanna see foam for foam's sake, add some marine snow, you'll get more foam than you know what to do with. also try raising the water level in the skimmer bu lowering it in the tank if possible.