jtveach
Supporting Member
Alright,
So I bought a used Bubble Magus curve 5 skimmer. Did a bunch of research and found this to be a decent option. Watched a bunch of reviews and pulled the trigger on a used unit.
I got excited and wanted to test it out, so I filled my tub and dropped the skimmer in.
I was very disappointed with the size of the bubbles produced. I thought maybe it was the venturi so I hunted one down on line (found one place that had them) after trying to clean it with no results and decided to buy a back up pump while I was there.
Got the package of parts today, and installed the new venturi thinking this would fix the issue. No joy. Put the new pump in thinking that was the problem. No joy. Its producing large bubbles no matter what in mess with.
What am i missing? (Realize the photo probably does nothing to help.) Do skimmers work differently in fresh water?
So I bought a used Bubble Magus curve 5 skimmer. Did a bunch of research and found this to be a decent option. Watched a bunch of reviews and pulled the trigger on a used unit.
I got excited and wanted to test it out, so I filled my tub and dropped the skimmer in.
I was very disappointed with the size of the bubbles produced. I thought maybe it was the venturi so I hunted one down on line (found one place that had them) after trying to clean it with no results and decided to buy a back up pump while I was there.
Got the package of parts today, and installed the new venturi thinking this would fix the issue. No joy. Put the new pump in thinking that was the problem. No joy. Its producing large bubbles no matter what in mess with.
What am i missing? (Realize the photo probably does nothing to help.) Do skimmers work differently in fresh water?