Protein skimmer not foaming after adding prefilter sponge

[Gusto]

Hi Everyone,
My protein skimmer stopped foaming after I added a prefilter sponge in the back of my Nuvo 30L chamber. It was foaming fine the day before I added it, all corals seem happy just the skimmer started going a little crazy and not foaming. I rinsed the new sponge well with RODI water before I added it.. Should I remove it? Thanks

 

[ndrwater]

Shouldn't be a long term issue.
1st question is, How old is the tank?
Sometimes new tanks take a bit of time to get the skimmer doing it's thing the way we expect

 

[vetteguy53081]

Is it either blocking or restricting the water going into pump inlet ? That would do it

 

[Gusto]

Shouldn't be a long term issue.
1st question is, How old is the tank?
Sometimes new tanks take a bit of time to get the skimmer doing it's thing the way we expect

Thank you, the tank is technically only two months old but I upgraded from a Nuvo 20 to a Nuvo 30L and the 20 was two years old before I upgraded.. it's was pulling out skimate right before I added the prefilter sponge.

Is it either blocking or restricting the water going into pump inlet ? That would do it

Thank you but it's on the other side of the tank and in the media caddy

 

[AdamNC]

New sponge still has oils in it no matter how much you rinse it. It’ll be fine in a few days, a week at most.

 

[Gusto]

Thank you..didn't think about the oil!