I added a user/rebuilt AquaC Remora Nano HOB skimmer to my 29gal nano reed two weeks ago, fed by a new Cobalt Aquatics MJ1200. It's working well and producing a good amount of very wet skimmate.
How wet of a skimmate are folks with the Remora producing? How are you tuning for wet/dry skimmate? Raising and lowering the height of the collection cup?
I've positioned the height of my collection cup intake to be just above the level of bubbles in the chamber without the collection cup in place. Unfortunately, the collection cup base does not fit snugly in the bubble chamber, resulting in some leaked bubbles rising above the collection cup intake. I've read about hacking a firmer seal by attaching cut air tube to form a soft lip around the base that seals better.
Any advice? I've heard a very wet skimmate like this removes more dissolved organic matter, but as the risk of lowering salinity over time.
My instinct is that I should fix the collection cup base to seal snugly and raise the height of my collection cup to allow a greater distance for foam condensation and a thicker/dryer skimmate.
How wet of a skimmate are folks with the Remora producing? How are you tuning for wet/dry skimmate? Raising and lowering the height of the collection cup?
I've positioned the height of my collection cup intake to be just above the level of bubbles in the chamber without the collection cup in place. Unfortunately, the collection cup base does not fit snugly in the bubble chamber, resulting in some leaked bubbles rising above the collection cup intake. I've read about hacking a firmer seal by attaching cut air tube to form a soft lip around the base that seals better.
Any advice? I've heard a very wet skimmate like this removes more dissolved organic matter, but as the risk of lowering salinity over time.
My instinct is that I should fix the collection cup base to seal snugly and raise the height of my collection cup to allow a greater distance for foam condensation and a thicker/dryer skimmate.