Protein Skimmer Immediately Overflowing?

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Hello, I've had my Bubble Magus B12 protein skimmer for about 2 years now and it worked great until I setup my new tank. It's been about a month since I setup my new tank going from 220 gallons to 360 gallons. I cleaned the whole skimmer and airlines before moving it over to the new tank. It is immediately overflowing as soon as I turn it on, not sure what to do at this point as it should have settled down by now. I am also using the same sump so water level has not changed. Any ideas?
 
Let her rep Tater chip. After a full cleaning it's going to have to break in again. So turn it down. Open the dump valve back into the sump and wait.
Alright gonna do that, appreciate the advice.
 
you likely need to tune the skimmer again. having it on a new tank + cleaning it vastly increased the efficiency. It's probably skimming so much better now and you need to dial it back appropriately.
 

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