Help with new skimmer.

Daniel.DWUW · 09/28/2014, 05:52 AM

Hey Guys, so I bought my first skimmer (Tunze 9004) and added it to my sump 3 days ago. 3 days on and its still producing massive amounts of foam and chucking micro bubbles into my display tank.
It's my first skimmer, so have I done something wrong? The air pipe is all the way open and I've tried it closed and it still produces the foam. What should I do?
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Daniel.DWUW · 09/28/2014, 01:15 PM

Anyone?

slief · 09/28/2014, 03:38 PM

Skimmers can take several days to break in. Until they are broken in, they can produce excessive amounts of foam and micro bubbles. Give it a few more days and if it persists, raise the skimmer up. That said, have you read the instructions and verified if you have it in the correct depth? If it's in too deep of water, it will overflow continually.

PhantomAce · 09/28/2014, 10:48 PM

A new skimmer should be ran through a hot water and vinegar bath and scrub before putting to use. If not, then sometimes you end up with contaminants/oils from manufacturing in the system, which could cause that as well.
Did you clean it really good, or just assemble and install?

Daniel.DWUW · 09/29/2014, 12:29 AM

Guilty of assembling and installing. Didn't think to clean it :/ I read the instructions. It's in the correct depth

09/28/2014, 03:38 PM	#3
slief RC Sponsor Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 14,173	Skimmers can take several days to break in. Until they are broken in, they can produce excessive amounts of foam and micro bubbles. Give it a few more days and if it persists, raise the skimmer up. That said, have you read the instructions and verified if you have it in the correct depth? If it's in too deep of water, it will overflow continually. __________________ Director Customer Support Royal Exclusiv USA For All Royal Exclusiv & Bubble King questions please refer to our Sponsor forum: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/fo...play.php?f=745 Current Tank Info: 480G display mixed reef, 90G sump, 90G refugium, 60G display refugium. Check out my build thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1783476

09/28/2014, 01:15 PM	#2
Daniel.DWUW Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: St. Helens, UK Posts: 53	Anyone?

09/28/2014, 10:48 PM	#4
PhantomAce Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 50	A new skimmer should be ran through a hot water and vinegar bath and scrub before putting to use. If not, then sometimes you end up with contaminants/oils from manufacturing in the system, which could cause that as well. Did you clean it really good, or just assemble and install?

09/29/2014, 12:29 AM	#5
Daniel.DWUW Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: St. Helens, UK Posts: 53	Guilty of assembling and installing. Didn't think to clean it :/ I read the instructions. It's in the correct depth