cleaned skimmer, breaking in again?

phish guy · 01/20/2009, 10:55 AM

ok so i cleaned my skimmer the other day. now its worked fine since june but since i cleaned it seems to be breaking in again.

is this normal?

vid660 · 01/20/2009, 11:00 AM

Mine did the same thing. Took a week or two for me to get it adjusted correctly again and start producing good skimmate.

GSMguy · 01/20/2009, 12:28 PM

That's why I only clean my skimmers once a year or less.

hairyman1 · 01/20/2009, 09:12 PM

Right on. When you make it new it acts like new. I wouldn't change the settings though as it should skim at the same level once it's broken in again.

RokleM · 01/21/2009, 09:13 AM

It depends on your skimmer, tank, how hard it works, etc. Typically when I clean just my cup/neck, I have roughly a 24 hour ramp up period for it to be back to full operation. 100% cleaning (skimmer offline, vinegar, pump cleaning, etc) takes a good couple of days to kick back into high gear. Simple things like re-lubing your silicone o-rings can cause a delay in head/skimmate as well.

phish guy · 01/21/2009, 09:22 AM

thanks guys, it seems to have calmed down.

yeah this was an all cleaning

01/20/2009, 10:55 AM	#1
phish guy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: South NJ Posts: 1,003	cleaned skimmer, breaking in again? ok so i cleaned my skimmer the other day. now its worked fine since june but since i cleaned it seems to be breaking in again. is this normal? __________________ Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people. Current Tank Info: 150 Gallon Reef, Reeftech LEDs ( on their way out for reefbreeder Photons), Reef Octoput NWB250, Custom made Sump/Refufium, Mp40wES, Koralia's. SPS, LPS, Zoas/Palys

01/20/2009, 12:28 PM	#3
GSMguy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northern New Mexico Posts: 17,420	That's why I only clean my skimmers once a year or less. __________________ Nick. Conehead. Shallow Reef club. Current Tank Info: 48"x27"x14" Envision Acrylic rimless, 6x39w ATi Sunpower, Custom ATB Deluxe Skimmer, 4x tunze nano stream,ATB flowstar 1500, ACJR, Tunze osmolator.

01/21/2009, 09:13 AM	#5
RokleM Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,687	It depends on your skimmer, tank, how hard it works, etc. Typically when I clean just my cup/neck, I have roughly a 24 hour ramp up period for it to be back to full operation. 100% cleaning (skimmer offline, vinegar, pump cleaning, etc) takes a good couple of days to kick back into high gear. Simple things like re-lubing your silicone o-rings can cause a delay in head/skimmate as well. __________________ -Eric-

01/21/2009, 09:22 AM	#6
phish guy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: South NJ Posts: 1,003	thanks guys, it seems to have calmed down. yeah this was an all cleaning __________________ Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people. Current Tank Info: 150 Gallon Reef, Reeftech LEDs ( on their way out for reefbreeder Photons), Reef Octoput NWB250, Custom made Sump/Refufium, Mp40wES, Koralia's. SPS, LPS, Zoas/Palys

01/20/2009, 11:00 AM	#2
vid660 Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 466	Mine did the same thing. Took a week or two for me to get it adjusted correctly again and start producing good skimmate.

01/20/2009, 09:12 PM	#4
hairyman1 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 271	Right on. When you make it new it acts like new. I wouldn't change the settings though as it should skim at the same level once it's broken in again.