ceramic biomedia and skimmer?

[speedstar]

Shortly after adding some ceramic biomedia to my system, the skimmer started blowing the top off and overflowing. Anyone experienced this before when adding more surface?
Thanks

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

Shortly after adding some ceramic biomedia to my system, the skimmer started blowing the top off and overflowing. Anyone experienced this before when adding more surface?
Thanks

Did you thoroughly rinse the media before adding it?

 

[speedstar]

Did you thoroughly rinse the media before adding it?

thought I rinsed it enough to get all the dust out per instructions. Perhaps not?

 

[reefwiser]

When you add the bio media it changed the water level of the area where your skimmer is. As it displaces a certain volume of the water. Therefore changing the water level in your skimmer.

 

[speedstar]

When you add the bio media it changed the water level of the area where your skimmer is. As it displaces a certain volume of the water. Therefore changing the water level in your skimmer.

Nope AIO with baffled height for skimmer, the return chamber may have come up slightly but still lower than last baffle

 

[reefwiser]

I have an AIO too. Not a fan.

 

[speedstar]

I have an AIO too. Not a fan.

they have there place i guess, but yeah have thought about how to use it as a sump fuge already