Skimmer overflowing + Coral warfare issues ???

[fishyfishster]

I've noticed putting in a fresh new filter sock will make the skimmer go crazy.

I just have a question tho. Why pulsing Xenia?

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by fishyfishster

Why pulsing Xenia?

Dumb impulse buy of something that 'moves' for my Wife's viewing pleasure
I have lots of SPS ...

I'm more than willing to give it away if I can prove it's an issue ( beyond being invasive )

[Proteus]

Haha. My wife had me pick up a frag of that too. But it went missing after a week. To this day I can't recall where it went. Hehehe

[kien]

My skimmer (bubble magus) used to do this religiously after (or some time after) a sock change. I chalked it up to residual detergent in the washing machine that got into the filter sock fibers. I never washed my sock with any detergent tho! I think it was also related to the use of fabric softeners in the washer. Anyway, I stopped using socks for a time and the overflow stopped so that's how I knew it was the socks. Then I put the socks back on and it overflows. Then I started washing the filter socks with an extra rinse cycle and this seemed to solve that. Then we stopped using fabric softener in our wash and that too seemed to solve it for me. Haven't had my skimmer overflow for a year now.

Anyway, it's a worthy experiement. Try taking your socks off line to see if its the socks or not. It could be something else triggering your overflow.

[Proteus]

Originally Posted by kien

My skimmer (bubble magus) used to do this religiously after (or some time after) a sock change. I chalked it up to residual detergent in the washing machine that got into the filter sock fibers. I never washed my sock with any detergent tho! I think it was also related to the use of fabric softeners in the washer. Anyway, I stopped using socks for a time and the overflow stopped so that's how I knew it was the socks. Then I put the socks back on and it overflows. Then I started washing the filter socks with an extra rinse cycle and this seemed to solve that. Then we stopped using fabric softener in our wash and that too seemed to solve it for me. Haven't had my skimmer overflow for a year now.

Anyway, it's a worthy experiement. Try taking your socks off line to see if its the socks or not. It could be something else triggering your overflow.

+1. Seems legit

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by Titus99

Haha. My wife had me pick up a frag of that too. But it went missing after a week. To this day I can't recall where it went. Hehehe

Mine might become a carpet surfing casualty, or some other unexplainable issue Xenias jump, right ?

Originally Posted by kien

Try taking your socks off line to see if its the socks or not. It could be something else triggering your overflow.

Thanks Kien, but I can't equate it to my socks. Firstly I wash them 4 times without bleach or other stuff. Secondly, it only happens after 6-7 days.
I could see it being an issue if it happened right away, or the day after a sock change, but not after a week .... ?????

This is why I am wondering, could it be a buildup of coral warfare ??

[Proteus]

Toss the leather and see. If it still happens you could buy a frag back within days lol

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by Titus99

Toss the leather and see. If it still happens you could buy a frag back within days lol

It's definately an option
If I could convince myself 100% that it's the Xenia causing it, I'd get rid of it post haste

Anyone ever experience corals causing their skimmer to overflow ?

[kien]

Do you run carbon? (sorry too lazy to go through your build to check) :-)

[kien]

also, I have had plusing xenia before (a couple of years ago) and never noticed any overflow when I had the xenia. Plus there are lots of people out there with xenias. You'd think that this would be a rampant issue with xenias?