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ETSS SumpBuddy Skimmer Installation Instruction:
1). Make sure you have a few bio balls in the goose neck (these bio balls
help chop water into foams.
2). Connect the pump (or one of the "T" outlet from the main pump) with a
flexible hose to the inlet (the larger gray barb elbow) on top of the goose
neck shape tube of the skimmer. The small black elbow on the goose neck is
for ventilation purpose and you don't need to connect it with anything.
3). Turn on the pump (or slowly open the ball valve) to drive water into
skimmer through the goose neck.
4). Slide gate located on middle of the black box up and down to adjust
water flow - if you see water level raise more than 2" above the black
square box, you slide the gate up to allow more water pass so the water
level in the tower comes down allowing more room for foams to accumulate and
eventually reach top and deposit into the waste cup. The proper range of
water level when running is within 2" from the top of the square box. If it
goes higher or lower, you use the slide valve to adjust water flow.
5). The black elbow on the waste cup (the large cylinder container on top of
the tower) can be turned up or down - most people use a flexible hose to
connect it to an additional waste container so that the dirty waste will not
overflow back into the sump when it's full, although you can cap it or turn
it up and take the cup out and empty by hand.
6). Generally, it takes 3 to 7 days to fill up the waste cup - if it's full
too soon, you adjust either the ball valve or the sliding gate to make the
water level in tower lower, if it take more than 7 days to fill up the
foams, you adjust it so the water level in the tower higher. It usually
takes a couple of times set it right. Once it's set properly it can go for
months without having to reset, and it does an amazing job for your reef
tank.
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