Does This Skimmer Appear To Be Working Ok?

[lgarvey]

Hi,

I have a niagara 280 nano skimmer and want to know if it is running correctly. There are water inlet and air inlet adjustments to control the level of water and the height of the bubbles from the skimmer. I never know how far the bubbles should be traveling upwards into the collection cup.

I assume the as the bubbles fractionate the waste the bubbles traveling upwards propels the waste into the cup?

Anyway, if someone could have a look at this short video and let me know if it appears to be working as intended, it'd be a big help!



Cheers!

L

 

[SkiFletch]

Looks pretty good to me. I assume there is a cap for the collection cup?

 

[lgarvey]

Looks pretty good to me. I assume there is a cap for the collection cup?

Hi Ski,

Yes, there's a little cap for it. Awesome. A cheap skimmer that seems to work ok! I didn't know how to set it to get the bubbles right - i.e. what the aim is - but I suspect it's to have the bubbles travel to the top of the tube into the cup.

Only problem is, it's in the room. I woke up this morning thinking "gawwwwd, it is raining heavily outside! It must be torrential." Then I looked out of the window and it was dry. That's when it dawned on me the noise was coming from the skimmer!

 

[jennybugs]

Ah the joys of a bedroom tank

You may find it gets quieter as it settles in

 

[lgarvey]

Ah the joys of a bedroom tank

You may find it gets quieter as it settles in

Thanks Jenny Bugs. I hope so!

I also have an air pump in my copepod tank. So it's fairly noisy. I realise though it's noisier at different times. It's amazing how the brain filters / perceives noise. When I go to bed there's a mild noise in the adjacent offce (attached to my bedroom). But when I wake up at 3am, it sounds insanely loud. Haha. Oh well.

Hey - who cares about sleep? As long as I got a cool fish tank that is doing well!