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Myvirtue

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  1. I bought the Reef Octopus SUPER SRO 3000INT In-Sump Protein Skimmer

    PS-OCT-SRO-3000INT from aquacave and recieved it yesterday. I installed it by directions and had it in 10inches of water. when i started it up everything seemed fine and i was able to adjust the gate valve to a setting that looked good. I also noticed the skimmer sounds like a bear roaring in a cave which is kinda annoying. Im thinking it needs to break in. When i got home 8 hrs later, it was over skimming and filling the container with water within seconds. So i took the air hose off and it looked clear. My gate valve is all the way open and its still overfilling within seconds. I also change the height and now its in 7 1/2 inches of water. I let it run overnight hoping it would correct itself but it hasnt. Im getting upset with it and im ready to take it out and put back my old skimmer. Need help!

  2. its a mag 12 and its still not cranked open 100%. Same pump ive had. i would say maybe 90%. I had the overflow dialed in with a ball valve on top but it was too big so thats why i went out and bought a few caps and started drilling. It wasnt making bubbles then. Ive noticed its starting to calm down some. Well if my baffles are backwards i dont think im going to change them anytime soon. I thought i did sufficent enough research before i built it. I will try to find the thread from reef central that i got the idea from.

  3. Im having some issues with my overflow. My overflow is in the corner with 1 drain and 1inch pipe plumbing. It took me forever to get my mag 12 and my overflow to work together. I had to drill 10 different caps to make it work and the hole is very small. the hole isnt much bigger than a nail. Now that im able to maximize my pump and overflow correctly. Im having issues with micro bubbles everywhere in my tank. It didnt start until i messed around with the overflow. Now my return lines are constantly shooting out micro bubbles and there all in my sump and passing through my 3stage baffles. My current overflow is setup with a 1 inch "T" and a 90 facing down on the side of the "T" and a cap with a small hole to let air in. I dont know to do and im starting to get bubbles forming on my rocks... help! lol

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