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Old 07-23-2010, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Skimmer King View Post
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm Ok 2nd thought

If you have a skimmer the is super efficient then its going to clean the tank up till there isnt any thing to clean. Now once the tank has gotten to that level then what ever you put into the water is going to cause the chemistry of the water to flip around. having a high ALk will cause your skimmer to over flow too.

And 3rd option if your filter socks are washed in the washing machine its still going to get soap residue from the other washing.

4th

feed more to cause the tank to get some nutrients in the water to cause the bubble to stick to the nutrients

super high PH will do the skimmer funny things
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2010/1/aafeature#h6

This article and the one previous to it would suggest there is no way for a skimmer clean anything so that there isn't "anything left to clean".
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