Overactive skimmer.

[Proteus]

I have done a dose of chemi clean after fighting with cyano on a green acro. I tried manually removing the slime using blower to keep flow on it and when I lost the acro due to it I decided to dose chemi clean.

I did one dose at recommended amount. then preformed a 20% water change. Two days later another 20% water change. Then today another water change. The entire time running new carbon

Skimmer is still over active.

Salinity .025
pH. 8.2

Any suggestions to get skimmer back on track

[Big Tang]

The skimmer still pulling the cemi clean out just give it a couple of days.

[born]

Originally Posted by Big Tang

The skimmer still pulling the cemi clean out just give it a couple of days.

+1, I dosed for ich and my skimmer did the same. Let it run its course.

[Seamazter]

Heres a nice tip, works for my last 2 skimmers anyways.
When it keeps collecting stuff and overfills too fast i place the cup on so the bubbles are where i usually like them.
Basically a move the cup over a bit without screwing it or latching it down.
Shift the cup a bit and let some spill off over the skimmer.
move the cup and let it balance there.
This will remove more crud and less water.

Hope you can move the cup off center a bit on your type of skimmer.
Usually the next day or two its got enuf crud that i can replace it as normal.

[Proteus]

Originally Posted by Seamazter

Heres a nice tip, works for my last 2 skimmers anyways.
When it keeps collecting stuff and overfills too fast i place the cup on so the bubbles are where i usually like them.
Basically a move the cup over a bit without screwing it or latching it down.
Shift the cup a bit and let some spill off over the skimmer.
move the cup and let it balance there.
This will remove more crud and less water.

Hope you can move the cup off center a bit on your type of skimmer.
Usually the next day or two its got enuf crud that i can replace it as normal.

Thanks I'll try that. I do realize that the skimmer
Is just pulling the excess out but this may work. Thanks again