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Old 01-27-2015, 10:47 PM
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Hi,

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Originally Posted by roblarss
The skimmer just makes a huge head of foam after a few hours and pops the lid off. The glass gets a slimy white film.
It sounds more like a bacterial bloom than a buffer problem since you said the skimmer is going crazy and there's white slime on the glass.

Try a UV sterilizer.

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Tim
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