Jan 20, 2019
Glenn Gilbert
wrote
Hi,
I have a 28 gallon salt water tank that was filled with red slime so I put some Chemi-Clean in the tank to get rid of the red slime. The red slime is gone and I did a 7 gallon water change twice, a week apart, but now when I started my skimmer back up it seems to be over skimming to the point where the foam is pushing the top off the collector compartment. What do I need to do to stop this from happening?
Thanks
I have a 28 gallon salt water tank that was filled with red slime so I put some Chemi-Clean in the tank to get rid of the red slime. The red slime is gone and I did a 7 gallon water change twice, a week apart, but now when I started my skimmer back up it seems to be over skimming to the point where the foam is pushing the top off the collector compartment. What do I need to do to stop this from happening?
Thanks
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Jan 21, 2019
Carlos
agent
wrote
There are several common reasons a protein skimmer will overflow but the most common is a chemical within the water itself.
Chemical Reaction - Some chemicals react with the air that the skimmer produces and causes the skimmer to over produce foamate. Chemicals known to cause skimmers to overflow are, red slime remover, medications, reef/frag putties (epoxy Putty) frag glues, water conditioners, dechlorinators, stress coat, NEW filter socks, newly mixed salt, bacteria (seeding) additives as well as other dosing medias. In order to remove these chemicals from the water column we suggest that you do several 20% water changes over the period of a month and add a good amount of fresh activated carbon to the system and change out every week till the skimmer has returned to normal operation.
Chemical Reaction - Some chemicals react with the air that the skimmer produces and causes the skimmer to over produce foamate. Chemicals known to cause skimmers to overflow are, red slime remover, medications, reef/frag putties (epoxy Putty) frag glues, water conditioners, dechlorinators, stress coat, NEW filter socks, newly mixed salt, bacteria (seeding) additives as well as other dosing medias. In order to remove these chemicals from the water column we suggest that you do several 20% water changes over the period of a month and add a good amount of fresh activated carbon to the system and change out every week till the skimmer has returned to normal operation.