Skimmer flipping out after VC overdose.

[matthewscars]

I have a Octopus NW 150. its been running awesome for almost a year now.

I started dosing VC a little too fast and it cause a bacteria outbreak with cloudy water and all corals closing up.

This was 2 days ago. Everything seems fine now since i did a water change and stopped dosing. I set my skimmer to the dryest skimmate possible. As soon as i kick it on the cup over flows with wet skim.

Any ideas why this is happening or how i can fix it?

 

[jkst06]

If you are dosing VC, I would recommend you read the thread about it in the Zoanthid forum...there is a lot of info in there about what to expect. I believe that skimmer flip out is typical!

 

[gws76]

Mine flips out as well, everytime I dose VC. I usually just set it really low and give it time and the skimmer will line back out. Then you can adjust it back up.

 

[seapug]

What is the source for the Vitamin C that you are adding?

 

[Pufferpunk]

Increased skimmate is a BAD thing?

 

[xJake]

So... what is the supposed benefit to dosing vitamin c?

I think I may have found my research project for BIOL 470...

 

[Pufferpunk]

OMG, just what we're looking for, someone to do research on this!!! I'll send you a PM, when I get all the threads together on this for you.

Here's where it all started though: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1252294&perpage=25&pagenumber=1

 

[xJake]

Hmmm... very interesting results. I'm definitely going to look into it. I'll talk with my prof tomorrow (Monday), and see what we can come up with.