skimmer not skimming

[rusty shackleford]

coralife super skimmer 65

and my water should be pretty dirty so i know thats not it

[subman]

did you add anything lately?

[rusty shackleford]

well no, but i did just put the sump in yesterday so i used vinyl tube a fluval hose to bring water to the sump and the overflow box.

all of which i didnt rinse first...

[subman]

I would let it go if it doesn't skim in a couple days then we could look into other things but I think its just some chemicals leaching from the new sump bursting your bubbles

[rusty shackleford]

yeah my thoughts exactly, when i first got it it was foaming like crazy.
had about 2 shot glasses full of dark dark brown crap after 2 days.
keep in mind i hadnt had a skimmer on the tank for a whole year and the water was always really dirty.

it just seems theres no suface tension to allow foam to build up, i know my waters dirty ( my algae makes that very clear! )

thanks for the input, ill give it a few days

[tim the toolman]

My skimmer will not allow the foam to climb properly if the chamber is not cleaned. You should fully clean the uptake chamber to allow for the foam to properly climb.

[chris121277]

Have you changed the depth below the surface of the water that pump is at? super skimmers are finicky about water depth

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by chris121277

Have you changed the depth below the surface of the water that pump is at? super skimmers are finicky about water depth

ooo just beat me too it lol buy yah:P

[reefwars]

how much water do you have it running in the sump???

[reefwars]

and now since your running internal you will have to tune it again