Need protein skimmer help

Jyetman

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I have a X-120 Axium Eshopps skimmer. It was working fine in my old tank. I tore that tank down and started a new tank. Cleaned skimmer and started using it during cycle. The problem is at first it overflowed big time raised skimmer 9” solved. After few days I had to lower back to 7” less skimmate. Now week in I’ve had to raise water inside skimmer toward top. Is this because I have low nutrients?
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How long into the cycle are you again? I think you hit the nail on the head. You’ve likely lower nutrients so, it’s not producing as much foam.
 
Skimmers also have a break in period. So, it could be a combo of the cycle and break in.

I know when I fully clean my skimmer, it has to be broken in again.
 
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