Octopus NW110 setup

[roland jacques]

If you have the 2 piece venturi. tighten down the outer nut ring. if the venturi still spins freely then you need the "gasket" even in the sump. Otherwise a little water will bypass the venturi. if it feels tight ....

 

[cameron]

If it is a new skimmer, oil can indeed retard skimming for quite a while. Hitting it with vinegar as others have suggested will help.

I doubt your tank is too clean. If you have fish, you probably have skimmate of some kind.

 

[haninja]

<span style="color: black;">Funny enough I came back home today and found some foam forming... I guess it finally passed the break-in period.</span>
<span style="color: black;">On a side note, it is a NW not venturi. The instructions are to put a seal only on the pump output. When I first set it up, I mistakenly put a seal on the input as well and didn’t get any bubble…</span>
<span style="color: black;">Thanks all for the good info and suggestions.</span>

 

[roland jacques]

Good to here you got thourgh the break-in.

FWIW All NW skimmers have venturis before the pump.

 

[cameron]

Roland beat me to it. NWs use venturis to suck the air in then the needlewheel chops it up.

 

[haninja]

Can you see my foot sticking out of my mouth? LOL
I stand corrected.

 

[cameron]

Given there is a venturi type skimmer it isn't hard to confuse the two.