protein skimmer question

newreef25 · 02/14/2007, 01:54 PM

oK, so i have an odyssea protein skimmer not the best but does the job - it has worked well for awhile, i changed some things around and cleaned the skimmer and when i turned it back on it fills the tanks with small bubbles and i cant get it to stop. Im thinking if i run it for awhile it will be ok, but i wasnt sure if the bubbles would hurt the fish or corals etc. any ideas what the problem may be.

kaihonu82 · 02/14/2007, 02:04 PM

mine does that too...it doesn't hurt anything, but the bubbles will build up on the tank walls...

but if anyone has a solution to this, i'd love to hear it

shag26272 · 02/14/2007, 02:37 PM

its pretty common with most skimmers, its kinda like a break in period and should go away when it gets a little slime in it

02/14/2007, 01:54 PM	#1
newreef25 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 143	protein skimmer question oK, so i have an odyssea protein skimmer not the best but does the job - it has worked well for awhile, i changed some things around and cleaned the skimmer and when i turned it back on it fills the tanks with small bubbles and i cant get it to stop. Im thinking if i run it for awhile it will be ok, but i wasnt sure if the bubbles would hurt the fish or corals etc. any ideas what the problem may be.

02/14/2007, 02:04 PM	#2
kaihonu82 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: bay area, ca Posts: 454	mine does that too...it doesn't hurt anything, but the bubbles will build up on the tank walls... but if anyone has a solution to this, i'd love to hear it __________________ lindsay

02/14/2007, 02:37 PM	#3
shag26272 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 3,088	its pretty common with most skimmers, its kinda like a break in period and should go away when it gets a little slime in it __________________ .