protein skimmer help

[SighKenny]

So my tank has been running a little over a month and ive never had a problem with my skimmer, today i got from the store and noticed the skimmer overflowing with bubbles. Does anyone know what this is? I have the Reef Octopus Classic 110-INT Needle Wheel Protein Skimmer

 

[Saltyreef]

It takes a while to " break them in".
Its usually a wise idea to let the skimmer run full bore with the drain plug removed when you first install in your system.
When the bubbles subside is a good indication of when its ready to be tuned.

 

[theMeat]

That^
And check the air line for blockage. Especially right down on the venturi which attaches to pump

 

[SighKenny]

It takes a while to " break them in".
Its usually a wise idea to let the skimmer run full bore with the drain plug removed when you first install in your system.
When the bubbles subside is a good indication of when its ready to be tuned.

Ive had it running since i set up the tank at the start of august
this is just the first time its happened

 

[SighKenny]

That^
And check the air line for blockage. Especially right down on the venturi which attaches to pump

ah okay

 

[Saltyreef]

Ive had it running since i set up the tank at the start of august
this is just the first time its happened

Have you been pulling out dark gunky skimmate?

 

[Dragon52]

It took me months to get mine dialed in. If you started it when you set up the tank there wasn't anything nutrient wise for it to really work off of.

 

[rainmaker]

Has your water level changed in sump?

 

[SighKenny]

Have you been pulling out dark gunky skimmate?

uh probably like a month or so cuz it was an inherited tank so i was still pulling stuff out from kicking up the old sand

 

[SighKenny]

Has your water level changed in sump?

aside from normal evap? no

 

[SighKenny]

Have you been pulling out dark gunky skimmate?

I just cleaned it maybe a week ago and the smell was rancid

 

[Rubblereefer]

I have this skimmer and have been running it for a year. Personally I would not recommend it to anyone. its super hard to dial in, the pump housing on mine cracked and I have no idea how, and it’s suuuuuper finicky about water level. Check out Brs TVs recent skimmer video, this skimmer has like a half inch window for water level where it will skim effectively. Elevating mine to that range helped a lot but I still can’t get it to skim quite right... either it skims wet, or gunks up the neck but doesn’t collect much in the cup.