Chris_150G
Reefing newb
I bought an Octopus Extreme 160 protein skimmer and I feel like its just not collecting enough in the cup. I have played with the adjustment on it relentlessly and it just seems like the foam wants to rise to the top of the cone, but not collect much in the cup. If I raise the water level into the cone (in an attempt to make it force the foam into the collection cup) it seems like I get little or no foam. If I have the water lower, the foam appears faster but it doesn't go high enough to spill into the cup. I have the water level in the sump at 8 inches. Its been running for two weeks. It started making foam the first day. Maybe I am messing with it too much? Not a day goes by that I don't try to adjust it.