Josh Candiotti
New member
I have a Reef Octopus 300F HOB Skimmer. Last night I saw my tank was cloudy and that the skimmer was not bubbling like usual. Much lower than usual and big bubbles not microbubbles like usual. My first thought was that something was caught in it somehow, I assumed not a calicum buldup being that this happen so sudden and also that it was different than when I used to get calcium buildups. But I decided to take apart the entire skimmer cleaned it out, rinsed the pumps in vinager and water solution for an hour. Cleaned out all the areas on the pumped where clogs could be, everything was crystal clear. So I assembled the skimmer again. Same thing, little pumping with large bubbles, and the outake pipe was releasing very dirty substances. I don't understand what is going on. Please, help this is a major frustration. How should I fix the skimmer and how do I clear up my tank?