Protein Skimmer Question

d2mini

Reef enthusiast
I have a new Aqua C Urchin Pro skimmer that's been breaking in for about 48hrs now. How long does it take to start producing skim? The collection cup is at the lowest setting and the bubbles are not yet climbing to the top of the cup's column. And it's running the mag 3 pump which is supposedly the upgraded pump. I have a pretty low bioload (3 small fish) so I'm not all that surprised it's not doing anything yet, but just curious I should expect.
Oh, and since its the pump on the skimmer, should i have the foam prefilter on it? Or just let everything into the skimmer?
Thanks!
 
+1 Oscar.
If your running it in the sump,I'd leave the sponge off.The fewer sponges in your system,the easier it is to keep nitrates down.
 
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