I just purchased a reef octopus 1000 In sump skimmer. What suggestion do you guys have for the best and fastest way to break it in?

Good day to everyone. I recently purchased a Reef Octopus BH1000 after much research and recommendation by yinz here on TRT. I just set it up yesterday, and I have a few concerns/questions. First off, It was incredibly easy to assemble. The instructions were true to form in being terrible...

So I finally broke down and bought a ro/di unit. The quality of the tap water around here has dropped off abysmally. So I shelled out for a Vertex Puratek 100GPD Deluxe unit, mainly for the low waste (my biggest complaint against RO). However the instructions, which are lacking, say to not use...

So I had just a tiny bit of cash left in my account for now (very tiny bit) and decided to spend it on a small skimmer for my 10g nano. Ended up buying a Taam Rio nano skimmer. Not sure if I'll end up keeping it on the tank in the long run but I figured, heck, it's cheap so if it doesn't end...