orange skimmate

Could be some red type of algae that is in the water column, this just means you are getting it out what ever it is, as long as it's smelly then I would say its working as long as it smells the same as before. It could be pigment when a BTA decided to comit harykary I have skim that was a bit on the brown orange side and smelled realy bad. None of the Nem got into the tank as it was the HOB skimmer morter that he decided to go and investigate, sucked him right through the slots in the skimmer moter OR 2500 right into the skimmate. Do you have a missing fish or some thing?

Bill

[blueyota]

no every one is accounted for ....

[Canadian]

Do you run GFO?

Could be that snow you are feeding. I used that stuff and man did my tank start to smell, and I would get that color out of my skimmer also. that stuff just pollutes the tank in my opinion.

[untamed]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

Did you feed something orange by chance?

Originally Posted by blueyota

no nothing orange ... brine ,mysis , flake , nori and coralsnow are the only foods i put in
oh i did pick up some new plankton type food for treats ..its pink and looks like smaller mysis....maybe that

I'm sure this is it. I've seen this affect many, many times with different foods.