Lancealan.com--Tunze Protein Skimmer Page 3

OK, so the 'adjusting' of the skimmer is a serious bitch (pardon). I have tweaked and tweaked and still do not see much production off gunk unless it is watery and like weak-to-medium tea. Ideally--from all I have read--a skimmer should produce dark, dry organic nastiness. I really have never seen it produce this. It can take some time for the skimmer to actually settle in after an adjustment. For instance, I have several times adjusted the white screw and not seen much change in the skimmer. However, hours later I check it and the skimmer is

Here is the top without the collection cup. The white screw to adjust air intake is at the back. There are 2 other holes. I have read that some use this for ozonation...? I have no idea about that use. Why there are two I do not know.

This is the way it conects to / hangs on the tank.This must have been designed for a different type of tank because it is not an ideal design for mine. More on this...

Here is a view of the inside. The green tube attached to the motor does not come up through this hole. Instead it goes up through the other side. Very hard to describe. There are two levels to the interior. I really didn't grasp the design to this at all.

The mechanism for hanging on the tank does not hang level or very tightly. I use a suction cup inside the tank to stop the skimmer from leaning into the tank. The ridge from the top of the tank is not factored in this design...

I am sure there is more that I could say, and am not leaving any room for. Suffice it to say that this is not the best. I am beginning to think that hang-on skimmers are better due to not relying on water level so much. If you have suggestion, please send them my way.