Positioning
To position the Aeraqua Duo Protein Skimmer in a proper place, there are some rules should
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be followed:
Before putting the skimmer into the sump, it is
recommended to clean it with fresh water.
Place the skimmer in a sump compartment where
the water level is in consistent height. An auto
top-up system may be needed to keep the water
level.
Place the skimmer in a place where is free of
debris, gravel, sand, shells and small objects.
The optimal water level of the skimmer is in
between 18-20cm/7.1"-7.9".
Each side of water inlet requires at least 2cm /1inch
space.
The water outlet requires at least 2cm/1inch space.
For indoor use only.
Commissioning (Break-in)
After positioning the skimmer in the proper place. It is ready to put it into operation.
However, before the skimmer can perform optimally, it requires a break-in period which may
last from minutes to days of time. It depends on many factors such as: the adhesive
residues, fats or other similar impurities left in the skimmer, or chemistry, feeding and
surface tension of the water etc. To tune the skimmer, there are three ways you can choose.
Controller: You can adjust the working speed of the pump by setting parameter through
the controller.
Water Inlets: Both the water inlets are turnable. To each of them you can:
1. Adjust the water volume sucks from outside of the skimmer.
2. Suck water from both inside and outside of the skimmer.
3. Suck water from inside of the skimmer only.
Water outlet: You can control the water volume flowing out of the skimmer by turning the
water level adjustor(8).
The response of any adjustment change is delayed in time. For detailed operation, please
read "Operation" section.
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Positioning and Commissioning
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20cm
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