Inspiring Excellence in Fish Care!
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Unplug all equipment
before beginning work on
any part of the aquarium.
M
AINTENANCE
M
ONTHLY
Flush the venturi
intake to remove
any built up salts.
To do this without
disassembling, use
a clean syringe* to
push warm (NOT
hot!) fresh water
through the air intake
hose.
Ensure that you only
use water that is safe
for the aquarium.
Reverse Osmosis
water is ideal.
If Syringing doesn’t
When running at full
efficiency, the body of
the skimmer should be
full of bubbles.
A good rule of thumb
for judging whether
there are enough
bubbles is to put your
hand behind the body
while the skimmer is
running.
Your hand should be
difficult to see (unless
there is light behind
which illuminates your
hand). If you can clearly
make out the details
behind the body, the
skimmer is not running
at full efficiency.
How
Many
Bubbles?
clear a blockage, the
Venturi Intake will
need to be removed.
First, disconnect the
Air Intake Hose from
the Venturi Intake.
Unscrew the Venturi
Intake from the
Pump and remove.
Flush out the Venturi
Intake with clean tap
water.
If necessary, it can
be soaked in a
container of fresh
water or some white
vinegar overnight.
Do not soak the
o-ring in vinegar.
Rinse before
reinstalling in the
aquarium.
D
AILY
Check and empty collection
cup or collection bottle (if
used) as required. Rinse as
required.
Check that the water level
in the skimmer is correct
and that there are lots of
bubbles in the body.
For extended life and ease of
assembly and disassembly during
maintenance, it is recommended
that o-rings are lubricated with
an aquarium safe o-ring lubricant such as
AquaLube*. Lubricating the o-rings will also
minimise the chance of parts
seizing leading to
accidental
breakages
during
maintenance.
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