jkobel
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I added a UV to my system on Sunday and all week I have been seeing a very odd skimmer reaction so hoping someone can help me understand whats going on.
I typically run a fairly dry skim and its been extremely consistent in its production. I empty the cup about 1 time every 2 weeks. My tank is a low stock tank currently after an ich outbreak killed all the fish - thus UV to help with that.
Since Sunday, my skimmer has been producing a "wetter" skim which others on this forum have confirmed makes sense since the UV is probably killing a lot int he water column - that makes total sense to me.
What I'm struggling with is that its not consistent. it can run dry for 12 hours and then all of a sudden the cup fills with water. Or overnight everything is fine and then at lunch its full.
Skimmer is well broken in, tank is 2 years old. Only change recently is the UV. Does anyone have experience on this that can explain to me what might be happening?
Thx
I typically run a fairly dry skim and its been extremely consistent in its production. I empty the cup about 1 time every 2 weeks. My tank is a low stock tank currently after an ich outbreak killed all the fish - thus UV to help with that.
Since Sunday, my skimmer has been producing a "wetter" skim which others on this forum have confirmed makes sense since the UV is probably killing a lot int he water column - that makes total sense to me.
What I'm struggling with is that its not consistent. it can run dry for 12 hours and then all of a sudden the cup fills with water. Or overnight everything is fine and then at lunch its full.
Skimmer is well broken in, tank is 2 years old. Only change recently is the UV. Does anyone have experience on this that can explain to me what might be happening?
Thx
