Skimmer going nuts

ChillingBoy · 03/10/2008, 08:42 PM

I just blend some frozen and fresh seafood together and fed my tank. My skimmer is going crazy after I fed the tank. The bubbles it over filling the top and I have to turn off the skimmer. When I turn it back on, it does the same thing. What can I do to stop this? Anyone encounter this before?

Ricky1066 · 03/10/2008, 08:49 PM

Ijust had that problem when I added conditioner it had to be something in the food unless you added something else it took my skimmer 3 days to getback to normal just leave it off for the next day and check it

Tswifty · 03/10/2008, 08:50 PM

A lot of people turn off their skimmers briefly when they feed their tanks...

Other things that can cause a skimmer to go nuts:
-Tap water dechlorinator
-Fluctuating water levels where skimmer is located
-Powering off for long periods of time

Is your skimmer HOB or in-sump? If it is in-sump, a filter sock will also help filter out the food particles before they hit the skimmer.

I would recommend shutting it down during feeding times. Thats just my opinion though.

ChillingBoy · 03/10/2008, 09:03 PM

I have a in sump skimmer and I turn off the skimmer when feeding then about an hour later I turn the skimmer back on and it went crazy.

Tswifty · 03/10/2008, 09:18 PM

do you utilize a filter sock on your intake to the sump?

Also, an hour may be too long to shut the skimmer off for... My AquaC was fine for about 30min... any longer than that it went crazy for about 10 minutes when I turned it back on.

ChillingBoy · 03/10/2008, 09:26 PM

no I don't use any filter socks.

03/10/2008, 08:42 PM	#1
ChillingBoy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisiana Posts: 123	Skimmer going nuts I just blend some frozen and fresh seafood together and fed my tank. My skimmer is going crazy after I fed the tank. The bubbles it over filling the top and I have to turn off the skimmer. When I turn it back on, it does the same thing. What can I do to stop this? Anyone encounter this before?

03/10/2008, 08:49 PM	#2
Ricky1066 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 1,029	Ijust had that problem when I added conditioner it had to be something in the food unless you added something else it took my skimmer 3 days to getback to normal just leave it off for the next day and check it __________________ 75gallon,75lbslr 60pdls, clown,yellow tang.3 cardinals.royal gamma,3 chromis,blenny,torpedo,cleanershrimp Current Tank Info: 75 gallon salt water starter

03/10/2008, 08:50 PM	#3
Tswifty Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PA Posts: 14,022	A lot of people turn off their skimmers briefly when they feed their tanks... Other things that can cause a skimmer to go nuts: -Tap water dechlorinator -Fluctuating water levels where skimmer is located -Powering off for long periods of time Is your skimmer HOB or in-sump? If it is in-sump, a filter sock will also help filter out the food particles before they hit the skimmer. I would recommend shutting it down during feeding times. Thats just my opinion though. __________________ "Enough light? Heck I could go barebottom and grow SPS in the stand!" - DiscoReefRover

03/10/2008, 09:18 PM	#5
Tswifty Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PA Posts: 14,022	do you utilize a filter sock on your intake to the sump? Also, an hour may be too long to shut the skimmer off for... My AquaC was fine for about 30min... any longer than that it went crazy for about 10 minutes when I turned it back on. __________________ "Enough light? Heck I could go barebottom and grow SPS in the stand!" - DiscoReefRover

03/10/2008, 09:03 PM	#4
ChillingBoy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisiana Posts: 123	I have a in sump skimmer and I turn off the skimmer when feeding then about an hour later I turn the skimmer back on and it went crazy.

03/10/2008, 09:26 PM	#6
ChillingBoy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisiana Posts: 123	no I don't use any filter socks.