Skimmer Over Flow

[Maverick00]

once again, same thing happen to me with the vertex In-100. I suspect mine was lack of maintenance as well.

[MarkoD]

My skimmer is a month and half old. I doubt there's maintence I need to do.

And someone please don't say is breaking in. It's not

[Lampshade]

I had a snail die in my tank that caused it. It was a big snail, but I guess it put off some nasty stuff, because my skimmer went from a very dry skim to overflowing until I pulled the snail out the next day.

[Palmer]

In my short 2 year history of having protein skimmers my only thoughts are-

- Your skimmer is fairly new so the composition of the skimmer changes as film etc build up and I found I had to dial my skimmer in more often in the beginning when first getting it.

- Also I had this happen when I either slightly repositioned the skimmer and caused a slight crimp in the air line or when I ended up getting some salt creep into the airline.

Hope you solve the problem!

Palmer

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Palmer

- Your skimmer is fairly new so the composition of the skimmer changes as film etc build up and I found I had to dial my skimmer in more often in the beginning when first getting it.

Is that the long version of "it's breaking in"?

[Palmer]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Is that the long version of "it's breaking in"?

lol... I was going to say "It's just simmerin a bit let er alone" but remembered where I was.

[Reef Pilot]

I have Vertex IN-280, and I notice that any restriction in the air line (like inadvertantly putting your hand on the top cap hole) causes it to quickly overflow.