How often do you clean the inside of your skimmer?

Joshsmit56001 · 05/25/2009, 06:40 PM

Every month, 6 months, year?

Josh

Sisterlimonpot · 05/25/2009, 06:43 PM

Never. Mine stays in the dark and it doesn't get dirty. except for the collection cup. but I clean that everytime I empty it.

Cbravo212 · 05/25/2009, 06:50 PM

FWIW - When I started, I cleaned my after the second month. Thought I was doing a good thing, only to find out once you take that coating off the inside, you have to go back through the break in period of lots of microbubbles. PITA.

So I agree with the above. Never.

ludnix · 05/25/2009, 07:02 PM

Once a week.

spleify · 05/25/2009, 07:09 PM

Never

Ehaze · 05/25/2009, 07:11 PM

once every 2months, I clean the build up off of the head.

Jerry Gonzales · 05/25/2009, 07:14 PM

I got my Euro-Reef back in 2002 and I believe I have tore it down once or twice and cleaned it up on the inside.
Otherwise I leave it alone...

mfinn · 05/25/2009, 07:36 PM

If your talking about the body, I have to clean mine out about every 6 months. My refugium lights make coraline grow on the inside like crazy.

redfishsc · 05/25/2009, 07:58 PM

I clean mine legalisticially ABSOLUTELY EVERY once in a while. No exceptions!

saltydog1 · 05/25/2009, 08:39 PM

I only clean the neck/cup everytime I empty it. I never clean the body but maybe I should every once in a while.

fufu · 05/25/2009, 10:08 PM

Its going to be dirty again anyways, why bother. Poop get less interesting to look at after a while.

RobbyVonAwesome · 05/25/2009, 10:30 PM

I feed some foods with a high fatty-acid content, so the lipids cause my bubble column to collapse. I actually clean mine with soap and water every month or so.

dnsfpl · 05/26/2009, 03:13 AM

i clean the neck weekly

View Poll Results: How often do you clean the inside if your skimmer?
Never	21	42.86%
Every 3 months	15	30.61%
Every 6 months	6	12.24%
Every 12 months	7	14.29%
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05/25/2009, 06:40 PM	#1
Joshsmit56001 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Lake Crystal, MN Posts: 654	How often do you clean the inside of your skimmer? Every month, 6 months, year? Josh __________________ PBITAWA Current Tank Info: 150 Gallon Reef

05/25/2009, 06:43 PM	#2
Sisterlimonpot R.C. Fraternity President Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Litchfeild Park AZ Posts: 11,490 Blog Entries: 2	Never. Mine stays in the dark and it doesn't get dirty. except for the collection cup. but I clean that everytime I empty it. __________________ Jimmy MASVC President Dishes are done man! Current Tank Info: 300 in progress

05/25/2009, 06:50 PM	#3
Cbravo212 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tidewater Area, VA Posts: 264	FWIW - When I started, I cleaned my after the second month. Thought I was doing a good thing, only to find out once you take that coating off the inside, you have to go back through the break in period of lots of microbubbles. PITA. So I agree with the above. Never. __________________ -- Mike "If everyone is thinking alike, someone isn't thinking." - General George Patton Jr Current Tank Info: 38gal, 10 gal sump, 4 gal refugium

05/25/2009, 07:02 PM	#4
ludnix Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: California Posts: 3,031	Once a week. __________________ -Eric Sutter Current Tank Info: 14g Biocube

05/25/2009, 07:09 PM	#5
spleify Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 9,579	Never __________________ Make it a Great Day!!!! Current Tank Info: 60 gal SPS cube, with 25 gal refugium, 400W MH, DIY Lumenarc III, DIY skimmer, DIY stand and canopy. 40 breeder LPS with 40 gallon sump, DIY stand, 250W MH

05/25/2009, 07:11 PM	#6
Ehaze Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Thornton, Colorado Posts: 1,259	once every 2months, I clean the build up off of the head. __________________ 75g SPS tank, 30gal sump/refuge. Melev RO/DI, Coravue duel calc reactor, MSP 200 skimmer, 2 Vortech MP40, Mag drive 9.5 return, autotopoff.com ATO, 2 CoralVue 250W SE finished pendants(with 20k Radium bulbs), powered by 2x Icecap ballasts, controlled by a ACJR.

05/25/2009, 07:14 PM	#7
Jerry Gonzales Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Brighton,CO Posts: 728	I got my Euro-Reef back in 2002 and I believe I have tore it down once or twice and cleaned it up on the inside. Otherwise I leave it alone...

05/25/2009, 07:36 PM	#8
mfinn Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Olympia. WA. Posts: 8,648	If your talking about the body, I have to clean mine out about every 6 months. My refugium lights make coraline grow on the inside like crazy. __________________ 240 gallon soft coral tank 50 gallon lps tank

05/25/2009, 07:58 PM	#9
redfishsc Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 3,696	I clean mine legalisticially ABSOLUTELY EVERY once in a while. No exceptions! __________________ "The measure of a life is not its duration but its donation." Corrie Ten Boom “The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins” -- Søren Kierkegaard Current Tank Info: ghetto grad school reef.....11g rimless tank, 36X9X9, lit by Cree and Rebels scobbled together. Stocked mostly with free stuff I got from panhandling my fellow reefers.

05/25/2009, 08:39 PM	#10
saltydog1 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Southeast, TN Posts: 214 Blog Entries: 1	I only clean the neck/cup everytime I empty it. I never clean the body but maybe I should every once in a while. __________________ Steve Current Tank Info: Red Sea Reefer 350 tank , soft coral, ATI T5 6x54w lighting, Vertex Omega 150 skimmer, Tunze Osmolator, Eheim compact+ 3000 return pump, 1 Ecotech MP 40QD, Gyre 130

05/25/2009, 10:08 PM	#11
fufu Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston Posts: 432	Its going to be dirty again anyways, why bother. Poop get less interesting to look at after a while.

05/25/2009, 10:30 PM	#12
RobbyVonAwesome Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 394	I feed some foods with a high fatty-acid content, so the lipids cause my bubble column to collapse. I actually clean mine with soap and water every month or so.

05/26/2009, 03:13 AM	#13
dnsfpl Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,121	i clean the neck weekly __________________ Achilles Tang \| Bandit, 2 x False Shepardi Angelfish \| Cleaner, Flame & Mystery Wrasse