Skimmer bubbles constantly collapsing

[jordsyke]

Hey,
My Vertex Omega Skimmer is dialed in perfect and skims great, but as soon as I feed or put my hand in the water the bubbles collapse and won't come back for hours after. Should I introduce more air with the venturi? Or maybe it is skimmer location, I have the inlet of my tank return close to inlet of skimmer pump, should it be this close?

[Proteus]

It's normal for "good " skimmers to do this. It's tge oils on your hand and in the food you feed

[jordsyke]

But to take up to 4 hours to get back and running? I run biopellets and GFo so my nutrient levels are super low, because of this I feed heavily and will be feeding up to 7 times a day once my apex is up and running... My skimmer will never be happy

[gqlmao]

It is normal for your foam head to collapse, that's why a lot of us don't like sticking in our hands too much. I find with certain fatty foods, it leaves the skimmer head collapsed for hours. I stay away from those foods, pellets and frozen Mysis should only drop your foam head for 10-20mins, if at all.

[Proteus]

Your Fish may love 7 times a day but your system won't lol.

[shrimp]

If you're planning to feed your fish 7 times a day get ready for problems where the collapsing of bubbles in your protein skimmer would be your last problem to worry about.