New setup skimmer overflowing week 6

zv3n · #1 12-11-2013, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by intarsiabox

Platics and O-rings sometimes have an oil on them that is typically water proof, worth a shot if you are still having issues after 6 weeks. Have you tried contacting SWC directly to see what they suggest?

im kinda sure its the water chemistry, if i put my hand in the tank for a bit it stop overflowing and actually goes down 4" under the neck. but then it come back. right now its not overflowing by much... i guess either patience or waterchange.. im il be doing another bigger one this weekend..

Cal_stir · #2 12-11-2013, 01:36 AM

My alk got low in my tank because my doser was slipping and my skimmer was overflowing a bit till I got it back up.

BlueTang<3 · #3 12-11-2013, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by zv3n

im kinda sure its the water chemistry, if i put my hand in the tank for a bit it stop overflowing and actually goes down 4" under the neck. but then it come back. right now its not overflowing by much... i guess either patience or waterchange.. im il be doing another bigger one this weekend..

I think this is from our skin oils my bubble king takes hours to get the head back after I reach in the tank.

Are you running carbon? Another thought is my skimmer had a ozone port I never noticed and was always overflowing so I only ran 1 pump then I figured out the hole had to be plugged.

zv3n · #4 12-11-2013, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by BlueTang<3

I think this is from our skin oils my bubble king takes hours to get the head back after I reach in the tank.

Are you running carbon? Another thought is my skimmer had a ozone port I never noticed and was always overflowing so I only ran 1 pump then I figured out the hole had to be plugged.

ya well actually my skimmer has a recirculation option in it witch i plugged. now i just put a valve on the air intake and its skimming for now.. but i kinda find it a bit stupid i need to run it not at 100%.. hopefully it will remove what ever is in the water and tomoro morning it will be be better lol.. i just have tons of sps and im worried a bit .. but it is what it is.. im sure it will be fine eventually .. just never taught i could take so long to settle down...

oh and yes im actually runing passive carbon in a mesh AND i got another 150grams of rox 0.8 in a reactor... but that dint help a bit.