watewr levels in a biocube 29 with skimmer?

[Monkey55]

I put a sapphire Skimmer in my biocube 29 Gallon,how high Can I raise my water levels? , obviously I want as much water in my tank as possible. will it impede the function of my skimmer if I raise the water levels too high?

[jmcmahon66]

IME, high water has not been an issue. Low water is a problem as my Biocube has a high evaporation rate. In my readings a constant water level is best for this skimmer as well as the Tunze. HTH

[Monkey55]

but how high on the measuring area can you go? Is it posssible to flood the skimmer?

[YellowDesmo998]

your collection cup would fill with water. That's one way to tell if the level is to high.

[Monkey55]

I already get water in my collection cup, about 1/2 an inch every day, is this bad? should I lower my water levels?

[YellowDesmo998]

Is it clean water or skimate? If its clean water can you raise your collection cup higher?

[Monkey55]

pretty grubby water

[jmcmahon66]

Pretty Grubby water is good. If you would like more concentrated skimmate, raise your collection cup a bit. Your water level does not effect this as the skimmer is self leveling. The back pressure of the water level may make a small difference, but not much. Sounds good.
HTH

[Monkey55]

great< I will raise the cup as much as I can and put as much water as I can in the tank. The more water the better. With the bio balls in the tank and a sand bed, you can only put 20gallons of water in the tank, but with the bioballs out and a skimmer in, you can get about 2-3 more gallons in there. Sweeeeetttt.