skimmer problem

[Jarrett]

i just got a new SWC BMK 150 Protein Skimmer and i am having a little problem i have the skimmer sitting in about 9 inches of water the company reccomends 7-10 inches the water doesnt even make the beginning of the neck of the collection cup, its a 20 gallon long so 9 inches is as deep as i can go right now would 1 inch really make the differance for this or does the skimmer need to break in and slowly start to rise

 

[NYreefNoob]

you can close the valve to raise the bubbles and generally it takes about a month or so for it to really break in, and dont do adjustments everyday, let it run in a spot for a few days then make minor adjustments

 

[Jarrett]

ok i have the valve half way closed and it raised the water level a little bit. so just let it run like that and see if it will rise? also is it possible that my tank might not have a big enough bio load for this skimmer to evne run right now. i have a 75 gallon 20 gallon sump with 5 fish. blue spot puffer, hoevens wrasse, mystery wrasse, scooter blenny, lyretail anthias also have some corals

 

[h2o]

If the skimmer is not pulling anything then there might be something wrong with the pump, I have the swc 250 1a after 10 months of use it broke down, presure in the skimmer droped like 80% fully closed water only goes up half way
I called swc to see whats with warranty they said boss be back end of November
they cant do anything til he gets back .
I took the pump apart to see if i can fix it and found rusty screws
call them up , no help
So I Bought brand new askoll 1500 pump had it shipped over night and today it came !!! surprize !!! wrong pump !!!
DAMN They SUCK
I call them tomorrow see wtf

 

[ecchybridLE]

If its a new skimmer, it will take some time to break in. Second there is an dial that allows u to run more or less air into the chamber. Less air will run the skimmer wet and more air will run it more dry. For now I would start it of with less air.

 

[Jarrett]

ok ecchybridLE i have the air fully open because this is what i was told to do, so you think i should close it a little bit?