Lesson Learned: Octopus Skimmer

I actually dont run a silencer on mine, i give my air intake hose a good cleaning once in awhile when i notice my skimate production is low.
Good tip though.

 

Yeah, I'm not going to put mine back on either (no real reason for it) but if I had my skimmer in a sump under my display I probably would...

Come to think of it, this is probably why the skimmer in our tank at work hasn't been performing well lately.

-JB

 

I really need to stop posting when I'm logged in as "Host"... /site/DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/_default/emoticons/sad.gif

 

There ya go....
Posted By host on 10/31/2007 9:07 PM
Yeah, I'm not going to put mine back on either (no real reason for it) but if I had my skimmer in a sump under my display I probably would...

Come to think of it, this is probably why the skimmer in our tank at work hasn't been performing well lately.

-JB

 

I never ran mine.

Run some FW thru the venturi too as it seem to keep the salt creep at bay.

 

I've seen some ppl just dip them in the saltwater, i never thought that was good practice, and i thought it basically just makes it clog faster, but its been a few weeks and it is still running fine.

 

Every couple days I run FW thru the venturi. Basically take a little cup and let the thing slurp the water up.

Keeps it clean without having to break it down.

 

What kind of silencer do you use? I attempted to use a silencer on my asm skimmer using a film canister filled with cotton and it didn't make a difference. I'm considering only running my skimmer at night because of the noise.

Thanks,
Chris

 

Posted By Waverz on 10/31/2007 9:12 PM
I've seen some ppl just dip them in the saltwater, i never thought that was good practice, and i thought it basically just makes it clog faster, but its been a few weeks and it is still running fine.
You talking crap about my methods? lol. as long as you do it about once a week it seems to work fine.

 

Yeah you got me, like i said, it's still working fine.  /site/DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/_default/emoticons/tongue.gif
Posted By lee on 11/02/2007 5:47 PM
Posted By Waverz on 10/31/2007 9:12 PM
I've seen some ppl just dip them in the saltwater, i never thought that was good practice, and i thought it basically just makes it clog faster, but its been a few weeks and it is still running fine.
You talking crap about my methods? lol. as long as you do it about once a week it seems to work fine.

 

I was looking at the silencers that came with my Octo 250. They are actually quite restrictive. I also didnt like the hose that came with it either. Removing both of these things and installing a larger hose has upped my skimate production.

What I really need to do though is order the stuff to do the mesh mod.

 

i had similar issues with the Amiracle venturi skimmer i started with. I would get so frustrated with it that i said forget it. I am running a Remora skimmer now, and like it.