Can you tell if your system is good or bad from looking at the skimmer
 

I got a new skimmer just about a week ago and it skims so well. When I look at the skimmer, I am wondering how can it skim so much goo in just 4 hours. I get 1/3 of dry skimmate in a cup everyday, I have to clean it EVERYDAY. I know people clean their skimmer cup 3 or 4 times a week. I feed my 11 small fishes a 1/3 cube of mysis, a 1/3 cube of brine shrimp and a pinch of dry food 2 times a day. Is it a sign of overfeeding, or is my tank having a heavy bioload system from fish and corals ? Or maybe from something else that I don't know.

both combined with a good skimmer.....perfectly normal.you can run the drain into a larger bucket for less cleaning and maintanance:)

let it skim dude. This is what a good skimmer suppose to do.

The skimmer is trying to catch up:wink:

BTW, you never stated how big your tank is.

The total volume of water is 100 gallons.

That's a good idea, I never thought of that. I kept worrying it would overflow if I am not home.

whatever you run it into make sure it has a lid to keep the stinky out:p

OK reefwars, yah I don't want to smell it in my bedroom.

i still say new skimmer rule must taste the skimmate from the first cup lol...ok i just made myself sick.

getting ready to clean skimmer blah

+1.

Or you might smell like Denny... I mean his skimmer.