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Old 06-28-2011, 12:55 AM
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pull off the air line and venturi and clean them out in super hot ro di water. try to clean them every 1-2 months. as soon as you start needing to adjust the the skimmer its probably because of the venturi and air line. salt and crap builds up there super fast.
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Old 06-28-2011, 03:18 AM
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What I did that worked for me was raise my skimmer a few inches in the sump on some eggcrate to the point that the skimmer didn't overflow. After a day the bubbles stayed way down in the chamber so I lowered it back down to it's usual level and all was back to normal again.
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Old 06-28-2011, 03:28 AM
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When I dosed red slime remover my skimmer went crazy and adding carbon didnt seem to help so I turned the skimmer down as low as it would go and when the cup filled up (every ten seconds to start) I would dump it and i kept doing that till it was back to normal which took about 2 hours. Just remember to add saltwater back in you tank becuase you will be taking out lots of water.
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Old 06-28-2011, 05:45 PM
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Ima try to chance the carbon, and also clean the airline tubing in the skimmer.
I tried adjusting the level by raising it another inch and a half, but no luck with the foam stoping
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Old 06-28-2011, 07:21 PM
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is the water output at full open? that should lower the level in the skimmer internally. You may need to raise it higher BUT if this is just a temp thing you may not want to mess with it too much or it will skim like crap once the meds leave the system.

May want to just turn it off and just do water changes daily - though that might dilute the medication. I have never treated for ich so i dont know if the instructions advise AGAINST water changes...
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Old 06-28-2011, 08:22 PM
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I think it may be a medication thing, because the first day I dosed, I turned it off, then after about 2 or 3 days of dosing I thought I would turn it back on, and stuff just started going crazy
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