Chemiclean treatment completed, still having microbubbles from skimmer

[Squidward]

I did a treatment of chemiclean, cleared out all of the cyano. I did the water change. 80g out of 400g. A week later my skimmer is still going crazy with foam/microbubbles. Do I need to do another/more water changes? Or will my skimmer go back to normal eventually?

 

[fishguy242]

hi,are you running carbon currently?

 

[Squidward]

hi,are you running carbon currently?

I don't run carbon. You think I should run carbon and for how long?

 

[fishguy242]

i have never used,but i know enough ,says remove carbon,turn off uv,skimmer,etc..you are past that ,would say run some carbon to pull out excess that is superskimming,for a couple of days ,or waterchanges,lesser of two ,carbon,jmo,should settle skimmer in 24 hrs ,leave in 48

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I agree running GAC may accelerate the removal of surfactants that are messing with the skimmer.