northbay-reefer
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And dumped the whole cup full of skimmage back into my tank ... yike!!! nitrate went crazy. Zoanthids love it but my sps is not happy.
Skimmer gone wild
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Same thing happened to me last week, except it was only a half of cup. My ATO float value failed and dumped 2 gallons of fresh water in my sump. The higher water level filled up my skimmer cup. Luckily, everything is ok and I learned a ton about float valves. Its very important to know if your float valve is on or off when opened or closed!!
northbay-reefer
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I have three recirculating pumps on my skimmer, I was using only two pumps and decided to turn on the third. The skimmer was fine for couple of hours and I though every thing was adjusted and dialed in but overnight it went crazy. I will have to do a big water change soon.
I haven't done a water change since I took my biopellets offline 2 months ago. I've been trying to get my water a little 'dirty', but my nitrates are still 0, even after my skimmer cup issue and heavy feeding. My zoas are looking much better now. I am still undecided when my next water change will be?!?!
northbay-reefer
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I always do water changes and the theory is to remove/dilute the bad something from my tank and add good something back into the tank scientifically speaking 
