The chamber on my skimmer looks like it is not producing a lot of bubbles. Only the top half of the skimmer is filling with bubbles the bottom half is just clear water. the pump is open all the way and the water level is just below the collection cup. Any ideas?
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What kind of skimmer do you have? Have you checked your venturi inlet (where the air enters) for clogs? The bottom portion of the skimmer should be free from bubbles, but usually it's only the bottom 1/4 to 1/3. How long has your skimmer been running?
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Have you tried slowing down the water outflows?.Sometimes doing that will give more time for the bubble to rise up into the chamber. In addition, you can adjust the air coming into the pump itself.
here are some pictures. also the silencer is not working very well any thing i can do there.
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and the foam is very wet, is that just because it is not broken in yet
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this is not great picture but hopefully it will help you help me
and the foam is very wet, is that just because it is not broken in yet
this is not great picture but hopefully it will help you help me
the book said to keep it at the red ring but when doing that it was not producing an skimmate. It has only been running for about 2 days now is it just too early. when i got up this morn. there was some gunk in the cup it was very wet and that is with the water level where it is.
My Deltec produced big bubbles for the first few days and ran wet until it broke in. I wouldn't do many adjustments until you are sure it's broken in. To see if the silencer is causing a problem remove it for an hour or so and see if anything changes. While you have the silencer off you may want to run some warm RO/DI through the airline. This will help clean out any salt that may be blocking the nipple. I'm not familiar with the silencer on the CSS; can you clean it out? If not you can make one out of PVC or an empty 35mm film canister (do they even have those anymore? 
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That picture shows your SS working as intended. Matter of fact yours is bubbling really well.
I keep my bubbles just a touch above the red ring. Trust me this thing will produce the skimate your looking for in a little while. They may be small/entry level type skimmers but they work **** good.
I keep my bubbles just a touch above the red ring. Trust me this thing will produce the skimate your looking for in a little while. They may be small/entry level type skimmers but they work **** good.
can you open the silencer on the SS it is now the loudest part of my system and with all i went through to get it not sounding like a water fall i would really like it if i could clean it out or make a new on ( is there a thread or website that shows how to do that)
Did it seem to change the air level inside the skimmer? To make a silencer you could just make one with some 1 1/2" or 2" PVC. Put caps on each end and fill with filter floss. Drill holes in one end to allow the air in and drill one hole on the other end to fit the airline to go to the skimmer. Hope that makes sense.
