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04/17/2009, 12:59 PM
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Is something bad going to happen if ....
If i overflow my skimmer's collection cup and all the poop goes back into the tank ? Probably a week's worth of poop, enough to fill a tall/small starbucks coffee cup....
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04/17/2009, 01:12 PM
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It's not the end of the world, but dumping that much at once isn't good, either. Do a small water change and run your skimmer wet for a day or two to get that gunk back out.
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04/17/2009, 02:15 PM
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Well, it's not the greatest thing, but as long as you continue to skim, you'll be fine
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04/17/2009, 02:15 PM
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well, assuming you cleared the cup of course
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04/17/2009, 02:20 PM
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I've done that quite a few times and didn't suffer any ill effect. I don't know about water params though because I never tested after this happened.
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04/17/2009, 08:32 PM
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Not a good thing but not the end of the world. In agreement with everyone. Just keep swimming........i mean skimming!
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04/17/2009, 09:51 PM
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run carbon in a phosban reactor or canister filter if you are not already doing that. Change the carbon out in three days.
Also run a filter sock over the drain line for the next three days. I agree with the water change mention above---20 per cent
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04/17/2009, 10:17 PM
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I can see your concern. If you think about it, it no worse than not running a skimmer kinda and lots of folks dont run one. Water changes like twice over 3 days and skimm more is all I would do.
Good question
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04/17/2009, 10:19 PM
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keep skimming!
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04/17/2009, 11:38 PM
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just keep skimming, just keep skimming.........
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