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03-08-2008, 06:43 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Mar 2008
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 |  Hello New to the hobby
I'm currently running a 75 gallon aquarium fish only so far aquarium. It has just base rock so far with 3 fish lion,puffer and long nose. Its been going for exactly 1 year now. I'm running and amiracle wet dry trickle filter with hang on skimmer box.  I'm currently trying to figure out a skimmer i bought on ebay and not having good luck. (Jebo quadplex skimmer. It keeps filling cup with water. I've tried adjusting everything but by morning the cup is filled with water. I wish i could get it to work its driving me nuts especially since it puts out allot of bubbles. 
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03-08-2008, 06:54 PM
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| | Giant Squid
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Welcome to 3Reef>>>>>>> | |
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03-08-2008, 07:58 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: California San Diego
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hello and welcome 
about your skimmer. Temperature maybe the problem. What is the temperature of your tank? When my tank temperature rise I get more water in the cup. just my opinion. | |
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03-08-2008, 08:00 PM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: joliet,il Age: 41
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welcome, arent skimmers fun
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just one little sps frag tank with lots of goodies | |
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03-08-2008, 08:05 PM
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| | Montipora Capricornis
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Columbus, Indiana Age: 23
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Welcome to ya!! I'm sure someone 'round here can give ya a hand with the skimmer prob., unfortunately I'm not him!  _________ 55 gallon slowly growing reef aquarium, 85 lbs. live rock, 2 1/2" sandbed, 1 False Percula Clown, 1 Sixline Wrasse, 1 Mandarin Goby, Tetratec PF500 filter, 2 110 watt URI Super Actinic VHO actinics, 2 250 watt metal halides with Reef Optix 2 reflectors powered by Blue Wave 3 ballast, born 1/3/08 My Tank Thread My Tank Video  | |
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03-08-2008, 09:06 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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Welcome aboard mate. That skimmer is the same chit as the Odyssea brand. If I was in your shoes, pack that skimmer in the same box it came from and return it or resell it on ebay. I once bought the Odyssea ps160 skimmer and I couldnt figure it out either. Its a piece of chit, pardon my french. Didnt come with instructions or a manual and the collection cup would fill up with water just like yours. Some ppl have modified it and is working for them, but unfortunately, Iam not one of those ppl. In my exp. theres two pieces of equipment that you shoudnt go cheap, lights and skimmers. Good luck with what you choose. Luna _________ 9YR OLD 90G/55g custom sump/refug Mag18 Aquac 180skimmer 692w MH AC jr,yel&kole tang,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Acropora(2) Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, xenias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew..  | |
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03-08-2008, 09:33 PM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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To 3Reef!!! Salutations! Glad to see you found way here!
Sounds like a nice tank.
Sounds like your skimmer is working overtime...definetly need a better one to continue on.
Am clueless about how to move from a fish only tank to a reef...
Move fish to other tank during cycle???
Am sure others can give good advice here.
Good Luck! _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
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03-09-2008, 09:41 AM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Mar 2008
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Hopefully i get my aquarium going. i've come to realize Time,Patience and $$$$$  | |
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03-09-2008, 09:43 AM
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| | Giant Squid
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Originally Posted by Mar1208  Hopefully i get my aquarium going. i've come to realize Time,Patience and $$$$$ | Your very right!!!!!!  | |
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03-09-2008, 09:56 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Louisville, GA Age: 45
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Originally Posted by Mar1208 (Jebo quadplex skimmer. It keeps filling cup with water. I've tried adjusting everything but by morning the cup is filled with water. I wish i could get it to work its driving me nuts especially since it puts out allot of bubbles. |
Welcome to the club of Suckers that bought that P.O.S. I have one sitting in a bucket of scrap/junk. I could NEVER get it adjusted and the cup always filled with water, and yeah, the bubbles......Like Luna said. Pack it up and resell it or ship it back or maybe mod it to make a nice little phos reactor......it won't do ya any good other than that! IMO get a new(better) one, AquaC is reasonable($) and they make one heck of a skimmer! JEBO=JUNKO Ask around before you do buy another one, cause there's lots-o-junk out there! _________
"Don't sweat the small stuff, the big stuff is right around the corner waitin' on your a$$!"....me | |
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