So recently I added a couple fish and a little more cured dry rock to my 3yr old 120g tank. The next day I notice my skimmer overflowing like crazy. I tried opening up the water level, decreasing it, nothing would slow the rate of the bubbles. I pulled the skimmer and did a full vinegar bath and cleaned all the parts. Next I raised the skimmer an inch higher in the sump. STILL foaming like crazy so I've been running carbon in a reactor for 5 days now and I am still getting the same issue. I haven't added any new chemicals, medicines, foods, etc. What am I missing here????
Skimmer going crazy
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Are you really satisfied that the skimmer is set correctly?
Surfactants will make water foam. You added fish and rock. I cannot think of a way a fish is adding surfactants. How about the rocks? How were they treated?
homer1475
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Dead dry rock with dry organics in it would be my guess. As those dry organics re-hydrate and breakdown, they cause your skimmer to go nuts. It's doing what it's supposed to do.
