What's up with my skimmer?

Jack Eskay · Mar 27, 2017

Hi everyone I, I had the unfortunate turnout of ich in my reef tank and had turned off my skimmer for a week while trying to dose some ich medication(didn't work). After setting up my qt and doing two 10 gallon water changes to a 70 gallon I turned the skimmer back on only to find its bubbling like crazy! On the lowest setting the bubbles fill the cup and overflow out of the top. Does anyone know what the problem may be? It's a bubble Magnus curve 5.
Thanks!

AllSignsPointToFish · Mar 27, 2017

Mine does this every time I do a water change. It should calm down in an hour or two.

RMS18 · Mar 27, 2017

Jack Eskay said:
Hi everyone I, I had the unfortunate turnout of ich in my reef tank and had turned off my skimmer for a week while trying to dose some ich medication(didn't work). After setting up my qt and doing two 10 gallon water changes to a 70 gallon I turned the skimmer back on only to find its bubbling like crazy! On the lowest setting the bubbles fill the cup and overflow out of the top. Does anyone know what the problem may be? It's a bubble Magnus curve 5.
Thanks!

The medication can still be causing the skimmer to overflow. Run some fresh carbon to remove the meds and or larger water change.

Also not sure if your aware there are only 3 methods to cure ich. TTM, hypo salinity and copper.

jenkinscrew2578 · Mar 27, 2017

Could be getting the ich medication out or the slime coat in the skimmer may have dried up. It should go away in a few days, just empty the cup often. I would take the skimmer out and clean it well myself and that might solve the issue as well.

AllSignsPointToFish · Mar 27, 2017

Bmwm235i said:
The medication can still be causing the skimmer to overflow. Run some fresh carbon to remove the meds and or larger water change.

Also not sure if your aware there are only 3 methods to cure ich. TTM, hypo salinity and copper.

There is also chloroquine phosphate for ich treatment and some evidence that Acriflavine also works.

Jack Eskay · Mar 27, 2017

Bmwm235i said:
The medication can still be causing the skimmer to overflow. Run some fresh carbon to remove the meds and or larger water change.

Also not sure if your aware there are only 3 methods to cure ich. TTM, hypo salinity and copper.

Yes I'm using copper in the quarantine. Lost two 2-5 fish but all others kicked it it if their system within a day or two.

Jack Eskay · Mar 27, 2017

I added fresh carbon and I'll clean it today or tomorrow. Thanks for the help!

AllSignsPointToFish · Mar 27, 2017

Jack Eskay said:
Yes I'm using copper in the quarantine. Lost two 2-5 fish but all others kicked it it if their system within a day or two.

Personally, copper has also been my preferred choice as of late, especially with the rampant persistence of velvet and ich as of late. What type of copper are you using...chelated or non-chelated?

RMS18 · Mar 27, 2017

AllSignsPointToFish said:
There is also chloroquine phosphate for ich treatment and some evidence that Acriflavine also works.

Copper and ttm has yet to fail me. Thanks for the info

AllSignsPointToFish · Mar 27, 2017

Bmwm235i said:
Copper and ttm has yet to fail me. Thanks for the info

Sorry, I got crossed up. I meant to say 5-nitroimidazole, not Acriflavine.

Jack Eskay · Mar 27, 2017

AllSignsPointToFish said:
Personally, copper has also been my preferred choice as of late, especially with the rampant persistence of velvet and ich as of late. What type of copper are you using...chelated or non-chelated?

I'm not sure, it's the seachem cupramine copper. I did 14 drops in a 10 gallon along with daily freshwater dips.

AllSignsPointToFish · Mar 27, 2017

Jack Eskay said:
I'm not sure, it's the seachem cupramine copper. I did 14 drops in a 10 gallon along with daily freshwater dips.

That's a non-chelated copper. I've had success with that one, but others have not been as lucky. Lately, I've been using Coppersafe, a chelated product. Are you testing for copper concentrations in the QT?

Jack Eskay · Mar 27, 2017

AllSignsPointToFish said:
That's a non-chelated copper. I've had success with that one, but others have not been as lucky. Lately, I've been using Coppersafe, a chelated product. Are you testing for copper concentrations in the QT?

I am not. I added under what it preferred and don't add any after dosing the first time as it does it job before I do a water change.

AllSignsPointToFish · Mar 27, 2017

Jack Eskay said:
I am not. I added under what it preferred and don't add any after dosing the first time as it does it job before I do a water change.

The Seachem copper test is simple and quick for cupramine. Highly recommended to ensure copper stays in the therapeutic range for the entire quarantine session

Jack Eskay · Mar 27, 2017

AllSignsPointToFish said:
The Seachem copper test is simple and quick for cupramine. Highly recommended to ensure copper stays in the therapeutic range for the entire quarantine session

I'll look into it, thank you!!