Skimmer Over Flow

[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.

[MarkoD]

There's nothing blocking the air intake.

It didn't overflow with water, it overflowed with bubbles that filled my sump like foam. It literally looks like a bubble bath. :S

[Reef Pilot]

Well, maybe you have the water set too high in your skimmer. Open it up a bit. Mine usually produces more bubbles and foam after a water change, and I have to be sure my water level is not too high or it will overflow.

I think outside air pressure affects water levels in the skimmer, too. Was it a high pressure day?

Or whatever you were dosing might have affected it....

Some skimmer mysteries just remain so....