Surface Skimmer Bouncing

[fishstyles]

I have a glass lily pipe set which includes a surface skimmer on the top. It is connected to my Oase BioMaster 600 External Aquarium Filter. I have a powerhead also running facing the surface just to get some good agitation in the 300 litre (65 gallons) tank. The problem I am having is I find the surface skimmer will often bounces dragging in air to the filter and just in general making some noise as it's doing so.

I haven't adjusted by rotating the bottom part of the lily pipe intake because I still want a good flow of water getting sucked in. I am wondering if anyone has had a similar instance with this? Maybe the surface agitation is just too much making it bounce.

 

[dantunes18]

Hi, i have the same problem, how did you fixed it? Thanks

 

[AmyKieran]

Hi, i have the same problem, how did you fixed it? Thanks

Why are you using a surface skimmer on a freshwater setup?

 

[dantunes18]

Hi Amy, i´m using because i had at the surface a fat film.

 

[BrianK]

I just started a skimmer last week (different kind) and I was having a problem with sucking air also. I found that just getting a bit deeper in the water solved the problem for me.

I got a skimmer because I was getting a pretty good film because of my floating plants making the surface rather stagnant.

 

[dantunes18]

I just started a skimmer last week (different kind) and I was having a problem with sucking air also. I found that just getting a bit deeper in the water solved the problem for me.

I got a skimmer because I was getting a pretty good film because of my floating plants making the surface rather stagnant.

Thanks Brian, for sharing. I did that but it didn´t solve. Minutes ago i decreased the filter power and it worked. Found a point of balance, but i´ll be watching closely if this doesn´t affect the filtration.

 

[lnsaneM]

Never have I ever used a surface skimmer or protein skimmer before but adding an airstone or two should help with the surface oil