Skimmers - How often do you clean them?

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Originally Posted by Enigma

How long does it take the skimmers to get skimming properly once again, after they've been cleaned? After I clean the cup in mine it seems to take a couple of days.

depends on the skimmer, i get skimate the same day , it just gets darker as it goes. i may not get anything at times too it depends on how i feed that week

if i leave it too long i get nothing after a while , so mine needs to be cleaned once a week