Watery skimate to dryer skimate help.

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  1. scenario1313

    scenario1313 Tassled File Fish

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    How do you make the Aqua Medic Turboflotor Multi SL Protein Skimmer make a dryer skimate instead of a watery skimate? Thanks for the help.
     
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  3. crappyballer

    crappyballer Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    just lower the bubble line in the skimmer
     
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    scenario1313 Tassled File Fish

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    Please explain
     
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    crappyballer Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    oh well i don't exactly know how your skimmer works but there should be some sort of valve or tube or something that will restrict how much water flows through the skimmer. now opening the valve will let more water flow out thus dropping the bubble line and vice versa so if u close the valve you are trapping more water in the skimmer and thus raising the amount of water retained in it(bubble line will raise).
     
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    crappyballer Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    http://www.aqua-medic.com/products/docs/TF_Multi_SL.pdf

    ok i found your manual there is a knob labeled number 8 in the manual just turn that back and forth slowly and when u see the water line drop a little bit leave it and see if u are happy w/ it if not keep going lower
     
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    scenario1313 Tassled File Fish

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    crappy I had to give you karma for going above and beyond, nice work!
     
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    scenario1313 Tassled File Fish

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    Working good now Thanks again.