Protein skimmer and feeding

[Blknovass]

Hello out there. So I feel stupid for posting this. I recently received a new protein skimmer (again thank you SS) and it’s running and running very well. But I seen when I feed my corals at night the skimmer goes nuts! Now it is with only certain food.
If I feed reef foods no problem. But is I feed phyto feast I get bubbles like crazy.

now he is my question and why I feel stupid is this normal and for years I have had that crappy of a skimmer?

 

[Blknovass]

It was supposed to say reef roids. Dam you spell check!!

 

[shred5]

Depends on the food and how it affect surface tension. Some foods I feed can make my skimmer go nuts like Larrys fish eggs and others shut it down.

 

[Blknovass]

Depends on the food and how it affect surface tension. Some foods I feed can make my skimmer go nuts like Larrys fish eggs and others shut it down.

Ok so it’s not just me and it happens. Started to think I was doing something wrong.

 

[MichaelReefer]

Most things like Phyto and Coral food it tells you on the back to turn your skimmer off for at least an hour. Just FYI. Your skimmer will pull Phyto out.

 

[Blknovass]

Most things like Phyto and Coral food it tells you on the back to turn your skimmer off for at least an hour. Just FYI. Your skimmer will pull Phyto out.

I can honestly say I have never read the back of the bottles. Shame on me. Thanks for the info.

 

[Tank Lazy D]

Hello out there. So I feel stupid for posting this. I recently received a new protein skimmer (again thank you SS) and it’s running and running very well. But I seen when I feed my corals at night the skimmer goes nuts! Now it is with only certain food.
If I feed reef foods no problem. But is I feed phyto feast I get bubbles like crazy.

now he is my question and why I feel stupid is this normal and for years I have had that crappy of a skimmer?

I turn my skimmer off every time for about an hour!

 

[Blknovass]

I turn my skimmer off every time for about an hour!

I have started to do that too and so far seems to work fine if I do that.

 

[Dkmoo]

Yeah i thats completely normal.

I actually turn off the return pump and just leave the flow on for a few hours so the coral food has time to be absorbed by coral. Any food that end up in your sump and skimmer is wasted nutrient.