skimmer issues of new tank

[grantbarker84]

Hi,

I have recently set up a new marine tank, Still in its 1st few weeks of set up, I have a juwel 190 corner tank with a fluvel 205 external filter and a prizm external skimmer (which hasnt seemd to do anything at all since i pluged it in besides humm)

I have just put 10k of live rock in there im just after advice on how to mature the tank in a nice n safe way faster and also what the hell do i do to make the skimmer do soomething ha

im aiming for lion fish in the near futer

many thanx

[motorslave]

Welcome to TRT! If the skimmer is new it probably just needs to break in a bit more. The materials generally have manufacturing residue on them and the kimer also needs to build up a slime coat. Be patient.
As fr as rushing the maturing af a new tank there is no good way. There is a saying, "nothing good happens fast in a reef tank". Trying to hurry a tank along is a big mistake. There are a few products that say they will do that but they are generally a waste of money. Trying to rush the process is isking for trouble. There is a series of biological steps that have to take place. Are you testing the tank parameters? Ammonia? Nitrate? Nitrite? These are key in gauging the progress of a new tank. Don't take short cuts. You will be looking at a waste of time and money by doing so.

[Loverotties]

Welcome to TRT! That skimmer isn't any good and what do you mean 10K of live rock?I know you don't mean 10K lbs of rock.

[motorslave]

True, that is not a skimmer that comes highly recommended.