For sure.
I think if I were ever fancy enough to buy a new skimmerI would run it in diluted vinegar for a while for that reason too. I feel like that would push off some of the oil? My skimmer takes a couple days to break in every time I clean it out with vin, but def not the weeks you hear about with new skimmers that still have factory grease on them. I was thinking about the biofilm-development sort of break in, not the new skimmer kind. I forget that people buy new skimmers, lol
When I got my current skimmer I had to run it in vin for some time. The previous owner had some heavy duty sump critters. Like the kind of cryptic filter feeders that make a tube. Dissolving all their dead shells, the coraline, and the vermetids, def got me off on the right foot. But obvi that's going to vary wildly based on who you're buying from. My kit was a 'take it all for cheap' situation. I really like my reef octo now that is sparkle clean
Id be willing to bet vinegar soaks can help remove some of the cutting oil residue on new skimmers, thus, lessening break-in time and I definitely agree with you on cleanliness
"A clean skimmer is an efficient skimmer"-Anthony Calfo
