proper adjustment of protein skimmer?

[glidenonk2]

I just wanted to check and see if there was a way to be sure your protein skimmer is doing it's job properly. It's filling the waste container about once a week... but being new to this I just was wondering if there was a way to test it or something. Thanks for any help. Jim

 

[wrightme43]

Its kinda of a subjective thing in my mind. If you happy, and the corals and tank are happy its doing its job.

 

[twilliard]

what kind of skimmer?

 

[glidenonk2]

adjustment

it's a viaaqua vks-300, my tank is a 90 gal. it seems I need to remember all the stuff that's in it or on it other wise it's like having a beautiful Ford mustang that you know nothing about... Jim

 

[mmkeeper]

Are you getting wet or dry skimmate?

 

[glidenonk2]

What is skimmate? if your talking about the crud that collects it's dry on the top of the collection cup and wet on the bottom of the cup,kinda a sludge that gathers in the bottom of the collection cup. hope that helps.Jim

 

[mmkeeper]

Skimmate is the stuff in the cup, it could be a brown green liquid with a little foam to almost all foam. If all foam less water loss, if wet alittle more bad stuff removed.

 

[angelfish]

Hi,
maybe this article was a good start on fine tuning the skimmer

http://centralpets.com/php/search/storiesdisplay.php?Story=17

 

[returnofsid]

A beautiful Ford Mustang would cost less!!! lol

 

[rammer]

A beautiful Ford Mustang would cost less!!! lol

Untill you start driving it, at least for me