Have you tried raising it so you can actually control it with the valve.
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They recommend 7-8.5 inches for water height, it's in about 7.25 inches. If i found an eggcrate then maybe lift it up a bit more would be an option, but unfortunately i can't take it much higher than that, or it will hit the bottom of the tank. When i take the cup off i have to move it to the side and down, if i have to pull the skimmer i have to turn it sideways and pull the control pipe out first before i can get it out of the sump.
It's adjusted so that it lets in the least amount of air at this point, the pump is also a bit of a beast, the skimmer is only about an inch taller than my reef octo, but pushes out 1800lph air instead of the reef octo at 800 or so lph, so i was expecting more of a break in than i had with the reef octo, but my tank is getting greener so i was hoping for a quicker turn around with it. Right now it looks to be settling in, wet skimming but still skimming. Almost at the two week mark where i was told it usually takes.
I might try that out if this thing goes back to spilling over again.
Well move air would mean less water pumped by the pump which would lower to water level in the skimmer. So that may help.
What model skimmer is the new one?
Just my 2 cents but I think the skimmer is to big for the tank. U believe you asked a few months back and a few advised it was too large. I am running a super reef octopus that does 540 lph air on a 75 and it is too large to be consistent. You have over 3 times that amount of air. At 540lph this skimmer is rated 100 gallons at heavy load.
Also some skimmers are crazy sensitive to water depth changes. Does the water level in your skimmer chamber change at all?
It may be a bit large, BRS says at a heavy load it's rated for 150g, which is about the total water in my setup, but the vertex 180 wasn't going to be enough for me as far as air interaction in the sump, i'm getting a .15 increase in ph just from the skimmer change. There will be more fish going in and my bioload will increase even more, right now i'd say it's medium as far as fish go, but i do heavier feeding. If it comes to it i can restrict the air a bit but i'm hoping not to go that route. I'd imagine you know more than me as i've only been in this for 3 or so years, and this is only my second in sump skimmer, the last two were hob, so i appreciate your input, i'm just a bit stubborn and hoping it works out as it was an expensive buy for me.
Live and learn! That's a big part of this hobby. I just found out my biopellet reactor needs to be cleaned....after running it for four years!!!
Yup, this is what i was talking about with messing with the air intake, still going to take more fine tuning but i think i'll have it in a few days.