Same problem...I'm going CRAZY!

[Reggae Fish]

OK. I know I've posted this before...I don't know what to do with my Coralife Super Skimmer 125

I have just gone through and cleaned all valves, hoses, tubes, etc... Everything is perfectly clean

I can't seem to get bigger bubbles...It's basically all water with tiny bubbles in it...Depending on how I move the outlet hose, it can go up or down...It just seems as though I'm pushing water through it and it will either pull really wet and fill up super fast (10 minutes) or it basically is pulling nothing...As I said, there is no clog in any of the tubes...I have tried lowering and making the pump higher...I can't move my skimmer up due to space. The silencer is out of the water. Here are some pics of it turned up a little bit and you can see how small the bubbles are...They stay that way??? I also turned it up and it's basically just water??? Suggestions??? If someone wants to come over and help me fix it, I will kick them down some frags and I would GREATLY appreciate it! If not, I'm going to smash it.

 

[ol'saltybastage]

that looks like mine does when there is something in the water it doesnt like. selcon, blowing the sand, and a few other things seem to make mine do that. typically it goes away after a day or so though.

 

[chadfarmer]

my deltec does that also for a few hours after i feed the fish

 

[DrBDC]

If I have my hands in the tank for a long time it can sometimes make any skimmers I've had loose the foaming for a few hours. Always after feeding and while I have a nori clip hanging in the tank. The oils all settle it down for awhile. And if you stir things up, water changes, anything really. You may be setting it during one of those times and then when it kicks in to normal it ends up overflowing due to the setting too high. Or you keep too constant of a feeding going or hands in the water regularly and often. Just some ideas. I'd set it low, and walk away for 24 hours. Go by the collected daily amount vs. the at the moment foaming. If none or too little just kick it up a tiny amount and walk away for another 24 hours. During this time try to not reach in, make sure you don't overfeed and see what happens again. Repeat as needed.

Are you always soaking your food in selcon or once a week/month? Fighting a disease right now? I don't personally give them very much of it, maybe every other weeks food will have a few drops in the whole weeks worth. Selcon is very oily and will def. stop the skimming for awhile.

 

[trottman]

mabe your just CRAZY?

 

[Reggae Fish]

Trottie, you've met me...I'm the farthest from crazy as they come