watewr levels in a biocube 29 with skimmer?

Monkey55 · #1 01/25/2007, 01:05 PM

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 · #2 01/25/2007, 02:19 PM

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 · #3 01/25/2007, 02:49 PM

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

YellowDesmo998 · #4 01/25/2007, 03:42 PM

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

Monkey55 · #5 01/25/2007, 03:51 PM

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 · #6 01/25/2007, 03:55 PM

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

Monkey55 · #7 01/25/2007, 04:10 PM

pretty grubby water

jmcmahon66 · #8 01/25/2007, 07:24 PM

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 · #9 01/25/2007, 07:34 PM

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.