Skimmer in Nano sump.

Hey guys!

Emm a little question for all you Nano users! I have a 26G and I'm trying to sort out the in-sump skimmer.
I can't get it to work without it filling with water every 20mins! Because of the lid, it sits really low in the water. And that means that the water level in the skimmer is really high and always overflows into the bit where the bubbles go to! Any clues on how to get this work?

Is it maybe worth getting a 3rd party skimmer? This one seems cheap and flimsy, it was bundled with the tank.
If so... can anybody recommend one?

John

 

Here is a picture...

 

Can you turn down the air going into it?

 

No. The only thing i can adjust is the flow leaving the skimmer, which adjusts the level of the water in the skimmer. But because of how deep it has to be in the sump, the water level is always too high. :-/

Here is a pic...

 

i think a 3rd party skimmer is the way to go.

 

is there a way of slowig down the flow into the tube? an extension tap or can you crimp the pipe a bit slowing the water/?

 

Yeah, that collection chamber is small!

 

how about putting something onto the intake to restrict the flow slightly? it wont need much

 

Yeah thats a good idea, what you reckon? cling film or something?

 

no sometype of tap thing somthing you can control as cling film will get caught and pulled, try putting some tube on there and then crimping it with a plastic peg or somthing just to slow the water down a little, you wont need much