Skimmer Not Skimming?

So im not Mistaken, that Little Black valve on the top of the tube is the one were talking about?

 

yes ur right' turn it back and forth

 

Yeah looks like you have a seaclone skimmer. The valve... When it doesnt skim correctly I close it entirely and then slowly re open it a bit. i believe it was a quater of a turn per half hour or hour... if it is a sea clone, but Ive done it enough where I know where to move it before I start turning it so it doesnt take for ever lol.

one thing if it is a sea clone, the one tube running from the maxijet to the machine, I try to make sure thats clean and not clogged, I had an issue of mine not skimming and I cleaned cleared that tube and it worked fine after that.

 

Thanks! Im gonna gave to try that, It runs louder when its open a little and pushes out little water, But then if I close it all the way it runs real quiet and pushes out alot of water.

 

I feel as if I were a 5 year old right now haha. Ill take your guys's advice and try fooling around with it.

 

yeah pull it out take it apart get somebody there to help get stuck ask us we are here

 

Most definitely a seaclone... Imagine, I sleep with it being louder.. My tanks in my room.

I believe in the instructions with the seaclone, it said you may have to adjust it periodically. My seaclone picks up about a full cup a week. lol

 

Yea mines in my living room, where my dad sleeps haha and he said the dripping was driving him crazy so he shoved that cd case in there to help it out. That thing does pick up alot of crap outta the water. Now only If I could get it to do it again. lol

 

I had gotten alot of my set up all together off of Craigslist, which the Skimmer came with, and There was never a hose from where the pump connects to the skimmer, It just connects right too it. So I dont know If it came with one, and the guy before me just took it off or what.

 

The one time it totally stopped doing stuff for me, I cleaned the filter sponge thing... not good Gave it a quick sqeeze under running water. cleaned the tube from the maxi to the machine, (once again just a quick rinse) and started the adjust ment cycle with the valve. Got it running back up to par in about 3 hours.