Whoops, dumped the skimmate... in the sump!

ERICinFL · 08/29/2006, 07:54 PM

Ok, did a water change and was going to clean my skimmer cup. As I was unscrewing the collar, I got a little overzealous and knocked the cup off. It was about half full and it looks like half of the skimmate went into the sump and the rest onto the floor. Should I be concerned about anything?

Juck · 08/29/2006, 08:19 PM

I've dont the same thing a couple of times without harming anything. Just dial back the skimmer a bit,,,, my ES5-2 went nuts.

csb · 08/29/2006, 09:00 PM

Heh... Yeah, I accidentally did similar the other day in a tank that was curing some live rock. The skimmer went crazy and I kept having to dump the collection cup every few minutes until it settled down. A short while later, the skimmer had reclaimed about the same amount I had dumped and all was well.

Now, on my main tank... I have the opposite problem. My skimmer decided to just stop skimming. Hasn't produced a drop in 3 or 4 days.

Vincerama2 · 08/29/2006, 09:31 PM

No sweat, I mean, that water is where the skimmate came from in the first place! It'll skim it out again.

V

ERICinFL · 08/29/2006, 09:40 PM

Thanks all. I figured it'd be ok, but some extra opinions always help put my mind at ease.

xcreonx · 08/29/2006, 09:55 PM

Some corals may even appreciate it! I doubt your softies will complain :P

HolyScoly · 08/30/2006, 05:38 PM

YEAH I WAS BRAGING TO ONE OF MY FRIENDS ABOUT HOW MUCH STUFF MY SEACLONE WAS PULLING OUT AFTER I FINALLY GOT IT TWEAKED AND DUMPED ABOUT 1 WEEKS WORTH OF THAT STUFF
RIGHT BACK IN MY TANK LOL THATS WHAT I GET FOR BRAGING BUTY EVERYTHING WAS OK IT JUST PULLED IT BACK OUT.

Ritten · 08/30/2006, 05:51 PM

I've done that also

I would be more concerned with getting it out of your carpet!

pad · 08/30/2006, 06:26 PM

Eric,
I would say put down the beer next time and use both hands!

maddyfish · 08/30/2006, 06:43 PM

If the skimmer took it out once, it should take it out again. No worries.

TKByrnes · 08/30/2006, 07:04 PM

I have done it also! everything will be ok

mg426 · 08/30/2006, 07:05 PM

Count me among the (I have dumped the cup in the tank club too.) LOL

PrivateJoker64 · 08/30/2006, 07:30 PM

Haven't done that (yet) but I think I'd turn off the return pump for a while to try to keep that stuff from going back to the display. Depending on how long it's been in the cup, there's bound to have been a certain amount of decay taking place. I wouldn't want that to hit the display with a shot of nitrates etc.

stereomandan · 08/30/2006, 08:03 PM

Everything is going to die!!!! I've done this before and it crashed my tank!

Just kidding. It will be fine.

Dan

GobyJohnKenobi · 08/30/2006, 08:41 PM

You could probably skip the next dose of DT's Phyto.

Saved yourself a little money as an added bonus.

And yep, I once spilled the drop of skimmate from the Prizm back into the tank along with the collection cup. Saved me the trouble of rinsing it and everything seemed pretty happy about it....even me.

waldomas · 08/30/2006, 08:51 PM

Been there, done that. Funny thing is, It took a week to skim that much initially, but after i spilled it into the sump, it only took a day to reskim it back out! No worries.

Ritten · 08/30/2006, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pad
Eric,
I would say put down the beer next time and use both hands!

Zoos · 09/01/2006, 03:06 PM

I actually dose skimmate on a regular basis. I drip it with my top-off water, I have a skimmate reactor.....

mg426 · 09/01/2006, 04:09 PM

Interesting ??

boostd2valve · 09/01/2006, 08:21 PM

Yep, ive been there also, it will just skim it back out again!

ERICinFL · 09/01/2006, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pad
Eric,
I would say put down the beer next time and use both hands!

Actually, if I had a beer in my hand, I probably wouldn't have dropped it.

STEELERFAN747 · 09/02/2006, 02:06 PM

I actually dose skimmate on a regular basis. I drip it with my top-off water, I have a skimmate reactor.....

lmao

CThomas609 · 09/02/2006, 02:08 PM

LETS GO STEELERS!

getem222 · 01/04/2016, 09:58 PM

I actually was having good skimmate. I didn't think it was doing that great and turned it up a notch. I watched it after an hour or two and seemed fine. Next morning it was just dumping water through the lid of my Vertex 180i. All the Skimmate just went right back into my sump and a little all over the floor of my cabinet...

Once I dialed it in through the day and cleaned it out again. Hopefully this time I have it dialed in and don't have to call in late to work because of "plumbing issues"... Sure as hell couldn't tell my work it was my aquarium dumping fish poop all over the place. You know your employer will never understand why your tank is more important than you job...LOL!!!

08/29/2006, 07:54 PM	#1
ERICinFL Rejisturd Mimbur Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brevard County, FL Posts: 1,346	Whoops, dumped the skimmate... in the sump! Ok, did a water change and was going to clean my skimmer cup. As I was unscrewing the collar, I got a little overzealous and knocked the cup off. It was about half full and it looks like half of the skimmate went into the sump and the rest onto the floor. Should I be concerned about anything? __________________ Ummmm... yeah... don't touch the Mag Float. Sorry kids, your college fund is gone, but the tank looks SWEET right? Current Tank Info: 150gal mixed reef. ER CS135, 65gal sump/fuge with a Mag12 return. (2) Korillia 4s, (1) modded MJ1200, two SunSun 3200gph powerheads. 250+lbs LR.

08/29/2006, 08:19 PM	#2
Juck Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Apopka, FL Posts: 320	I've dont the same thing a couple of times without harming anything. Just dial back the skimmer a bit,,,, my ES5-2 went nuts. __________________ I'm your Huckleberry. __________________ Current Tank Info: 75g, 29g, 150g Clown Grow-out

08/29/2006, 09:00 PM	#3
csb Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 541	Heh... Yeah, I accidentally did similar the other day in a tank that was curing some live rock. The skimmer went crazy and I kept having to dump the collection cup every few minutes until it settled down. A short while later, the skimmer had reclaimed about the same amount I had dumped and all was well. Now, on my main tank... I have the opposite problem. My skimmer decided to just stop skimming. Hasn't produced a drop in 3 or 4 days. __________________ Winter ski bum, summer reef bum. Tank pics at http://picasaweb.google.com/snojrnl Current Tank Info: 30g mixed reef

08/29/2006, 09:31 PM	#4
Vincerama2 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 4,684	No sweat, I mean, that water is where the skimmate came from in the first place! It'll skim it out again. V __________________ Quality friendship ... at rock bottom prices! Current Tank Info: 10g nano reef, 58 Oceanic, 37 FW, toilet

08/29/2006, 09:40 PM	#5
ERICinFL Rejisturd Mimbur Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brevard County, FL Posts: 1,346	Thanks all. I figured it'd be ok, but some extra opinions always help put my mind at ease. __________________ Ummmm... yeah... don't touch the Mag Float. Sorry kids, your college fund is gone, but the tank looks SWEET right? Current Tank Info: 150gal mixed reef. ER CS135, 65gal sump/fuge with a Mag12 return. (2) Korillia 4s, (1) modded MJ1200, two SunSun 3200gph powerheads. 250+lbs LR.

08/29/2006, 09:55 PM	#6
xcreonx Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 1,362	Some corals may even appreciate it! I doubt your softies will complain :P __________________ Nature knows no indecencies; man invents them. -Mark Twain Current Tank Info: 90g shallow with H. Barbouri Seahorses

08/30/2006, 05:38 PM	#7
HolyScoly Moved On Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: miami Posts: 155	YEAH I WAS BRAGING TO ONE OF MY FRIENDS ABOUT HOW MUCH STUFF MY SEACLONE WAS PULLING OUT AFTER I FINALLY GOT IT TWEAKED AND DUMPED ABOUT 1 WEEKS WORTH OF THAT STUFF RIGHT BACK IN MY TANK LOL THATS WHAT I GET FOR BRAGING BUTY EVERYTHING WAS OK IT JUST PULLED IT BACK OUT.

08/30/2006, 05:51 PM	#8
Ritten Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,164	I've done that also I would be more concerned with getting it out of your carpet!

08/30/2006, 06:26 PM	#9
pad Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Melbourne, FL Posts: 523	Eric, I would say put down the beer next time and use both hands! __________________ I want a sleazy button. Current Tank Info: 150 mixed, 2x ASMG3, OM Squirt, 2x 250 wt MH, 4x 96 wt PC

08/30/2006, 06:43 PM	#10
maddyfish Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 330	If the skimmer took it out once, it should take it out again. No worries. __________________ If an expert says it cannot be done, get another expert- David Ben-Gurion Current Tank Info: 75 mixed simple tank 2.5 pico and 20 gallon QUARANTINE

08/30/2006, 07:04 PM	#11
TKByrnes Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fairfield, PA Posts: 1,331	I have done it also! everything will be ok __________________ Baby it was on sale half price I PROMISE!!!! Current Tank Info: 90 gal mixed reef-55 gal sump-mag 9.5 return pump-10 gal frag tank 15 gal refugium. 2x 150 watt HQI outer orbit 4x pc actinic

08/30/2006, 07:05 PM	#12
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	Count me among the (I have dumped the cup in the tank club too.) LOL __________________ I found a way to make a small fortune running a reef tank. Start with a large fortune. Unofficial President of the SEACLONE haters club Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef 110 lbs LR, 1x250watt XM 20K MH 2x175watt XM 20K MH on Magetics 2X96 watt actinic PC, 220 watt VHO actinic, 30 gallon refugium, closed loop system powered by Sequence Dart MSX 200 skimmer 38 gallon sump, Oceansmotions squirt

08/30/2006, 07:30 PM	#13
PrivateJoker64 Moved On Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Huntington, WV Posts: 1,145	Haven't done that (yet) but I think I'd turn off the return pump for a while to try to keep that stuff from going back to the display. Depending on how long it's been in the cup, there's bound to have been a certain amount of decay taking place. I wouldn't want that to hit the display with a shot of nitrates etc.

08/30/2006, 08:03 PM	#14
stereomandan Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,888	Everything is going to die!!!! I've done this before and it crashed my tank! Just kidding. It will be fine. Dan __________________ 90g Tank, 75 lbs Live Rock, T5, T8 and VHO Lighting, Closed loop on Snapper Pump 1.5" Sand in main tank, DSB in 38g Sump, B-ionic Daily, Temp 79, SG 1.026 LPS, Softies Current Tank Info: 90 Gallon Reef

08/30/2006, 08:41 PM	#15
GobyJohnKenobi Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 413	You could probably skip the next dose of DT's Phyto. Saved yourself a little money as an added bonus. And yep, I once spilled the drop of skimmate from the Prizm back into the tank along with the collection cup. Saved me the trouble of rinsing it and everything seemed pretty happy about it....even me.

08/30/2006, 08:51 PM	#16
waldomas Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: south central Pa. Posts: 761	Been there, done that. Funny thing is, It took a week to skim that much initially, but after i spilled it into the sump, it only took a day to reskim it back out! No worries.

09/01/2006, 03:06 PM	#18
Zoos Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 1,334	I actually dose skimmate on a regular basis. I drip it with my top-off water, I have a skimmate reactor.....

09/01/2006, 04:09 PM	#19
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	Interesting ?? __________________ I found a way to make a small fortune running a reef tank. Start with a large fortune. Unofficial President of the SEACLONE haters club Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef 110 lbs LR, 1x250watt XM 20K MH 2x175watt XM 20K MH on Magetics 2X96 watt actinic PC, 220 watt VHO actinic, 30 gallon refugium, closed loop system powered by Sequence Dart MSX 200 skimmer 38 gallon sump, Oceansmotions squirt

09/01/2006, 08:21 PM	#20
boostd2valve Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 243	Yep, ive been there also, it will just skim it back out again!

09/02/2006, 02:06 PM	#22
STEELERFAN747 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Miami Fl. Posts: 1,252	I actually dose skimmate on a regular basis. I drip it with my top-off water, I have a skimmate reactor..... lmao __________________ First they said "practice makes perfect", then they told me "nobody's perfect", so I just stopped practicing. Current Tank Info: 46g, 22" rimless starphire ReefSavvy cube, Speedwave DC 790 return pump, Custom acrylic sump/fuge, set of Tunze 6055 PH's with multi controller 7095, Cadlights PLS-100 skimmer, Apex controller, Tunze osmolator & Maxspect Razor 120w led light fixture

09/02/2006, 02:08 PM	#23
CThomas609 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 75	LETS GO STEELERS!

01/04/2016, 09:58 PM	#24
getem222 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 1	I actually was having good skimmate. I didn't think it was doing that great and turned it up a notch. I watched it after an hour or two and seemed fine. Next morning it was just dumping water through the lid of my Vertex 180i. All the Skimmate just went right back into my sump and a little all over the floor of my cabinet... Once I dialed it in through the day and cleaned it out again. Hopefully this time I have it dialed in and don't have to call in late to work because of "plumbing issues"... Sure as hell couldn't tell my work it was my aquarium dumping fish poop all over the place. You know your employer will never understand why your tank is more important than you job...LOL!!!