reef octopus skimmer overflowing

[dragonras]

hi there im going nuts...dosed my tank with red slime remover..box said turn off skimmer so i did 48hours later changed water and went to turn on skimmer and now its overflowing..has a gate valve and i turned it all the way open but still overflowing...wth happend..skimmer is about 6 months old and was working great..any help would be great..:furious:

 

[liz62]

It will do that for awhile - just let it overflow - it will calm down given time.

 

[jim.l]

Did run charcoal. You should do a large water change to get rid of the extra nutrients created by killing the cyano, and the charcoal really helps a lot.

 

[dragonras]

yes i have charcoal running right now trying to see if it would help..thanks

 

[dragonras]

btw yes i did a 20% water change

 

[a.browning]

I also have a reef octopus skimmer and whenever I use any additives mine also overflows--it's normal. As the others said, you just need to give it some time.

 

[dragonras]

ok thanks for the help

 

[ganjero]

make sure the output has a side above the water line

 

[tgray3]

It doesn't matter what skimmer you have, red slime remover will make all of them overflow. Stick with it and change your carbon often. It'll calm down in a few days.

 

[dragonras]

Ok Thanks i will