I just set up a new salt tank. It is a 36 Gal bowfront. The guy at the fish store suggested I use this via aqua multi skimmer. I paid $165 from them and was a little upset when I saw it online for $129. Anyway I cannot get this thing to run quiet. The little priming plunger/silencer does not seem to work right.There is a constant air sound and my tank gets filled with tiny bubbles. If I remove it from the variable venturi and put my finger over the hole the thing is silent but than the skimmer stops working. They suggested I try attaching an airline tube with a valve attached at the end and shut the valve down. This worked for about a day but than the same old thing. It fills my tank with thousands of tiny bubbles again. I put my finger back over the hole and the thing runs silent again. I have tried 4 pieces of tubing with the valve but they all do not work. I know they are ok because when I take them off and try to blow through them I can't.So I know that the valve and tubing are NOT leaking.
Any suggestions? Should I try another filter? This just seemed like the best choice because it combined a filter, skimmer and UV sterilizer. I want o set this tank up for a reef system. Let me know if there are better choices out there or if anyone else has had this same problem with thier Via Aqua multi skimmer.
Thanks!
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Any suggestions? Should I try another filter? This just seemed like the best choice because it combined a filter, skimmer and UV sterilizer. I want o set this tank up for a reef system. Let me know if there are better choices out there or if anyone else has had this same problem with thier Via Aqua multi skimmer.
Thanks!
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