ASM skimmer stopped making foam

[James983]

I shut down skimmer to perform for a water change, cleaned skimmer cup and turned skimmer back on. Now I'm getting no foam at all. The water just sits there. i noticed that the output from skimmer is now like a milky white for some reason. Any ideas? Thanks.

 

[patsfan1130]

Did you check to make sure the air intake is not clogged?

 

[cashyboy]

Sometimes you can have salt buildup in the air intake or in the pump, it is best to take it apart and clean but you can also use the the air intake to suck some warm mater into the line and pump and that may help. But like I said taking it apart is really what you should do and investigate from there.

 

[Jefe12234]

Both water changes and cleaning the skimmer can temporarily reduce foam production, so it's not surprising at all that your foam collapsed after doing both. The milky output is most likely air bubbles escaping. Both should correct themselves within a day or so. Make sure you're not using any cleaning products on the skimmer cup, just water and a brush is fine.

 

[Hop]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14471777#post14471777 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Jefe12234
Both water changes and cleaning the skimmer can temporarily reduce foam production, so it's not surprising at all that your foam collapsed after doing both. The milky output is most likely air bubbles escaping. Both should correct themselves within a day or so. Make sure you're not using any cleaning products on the skimmer cup, just water and a brush is fine.

There you go

My skimmer quits making foam for about 6-8 hours after a large waterchange.

 

[solid14th]

My ASM skimmer air intake gets clogged with salt build up so I have to clean it every other month.

 

[James983]

It appears it was the air intake. Never had the problem before. Wont happen again. Thanks all!