H & S Skimmer no foam

[andysho]

I just change my entire setup to Barebottom with new sea water

for a week or so... but wat i notice is that it seems that my skimmer

no foam at all?

wat could be the reason? is it beacause it is a new setup

Can anyone advise

thanjks

[strat]

You mean that the skimmer is not skimming?

Is there bubbles in the main chamber or not?

[Eric]

I just change my entire setup to Barebottom with new sea water

for a week or so... but wat i notice is that it seems that my skimmer

no foam at all?

wat could be the reason? is it beacause it is a new setup

Can anyone advise

thanjks

Hahaha nutrients too low....................good news!

Eric

[andysho]

yep there are bubbles in the main chamber

the water level was the same as last time, nothing being changed

Uesd to have foam before the changing ...

The only difference was no more sand bed

As once again , the setup has no fish at all , only one hermit crab

living in my tank

[minsmarine]

Not break in yet

My skimmer ( not H&S ) gone no skimming for 3 days, because I change the pipe

[andysho]

o ok

My till date still no skimmate

weird never happen before leh

Water level same as previous tank

[Eric]

o ok

My till date still no skimmate

weird never happen before leh

Water level same as previous tank

Maybe you can post a pic of the reaction chamber.

Eric

[RAV-65]

Did u introduce anything that has oil content in ur tank? or maybe epoxy etc etc...?

[jc85]

Maybe you'll want to look at Anthony Calfo's thread in RC. Its has some gd info on how to get gd skimate, if you have not.

Cheers

JC

[andysho]

Never introduce oil

But got epoxy my frags one week ago

[andysho]

Can see some dark skimmate coming already

thanks for all the bro's advice

[AlfaRomeo]

So what made it foam all of a sudden?

[Sabella]

Even Slight changes to tank conditions can result in Skimmer needing to be broken in again or stopping of skim process.

This information was detailed at

Barr Aquatic

Skimmer going "nuts":

Sometimes a skimmer will start foaming like crazy. This is normally due to a water change that it is just reacting to. The skimmer can pull gallons of water from the tank in a short time. Using an auto shut-off waste container will shut down the skimmer in this event, and is highly recommended.

Things that can cause overflowing:

Water conditioners

Dead animals

Live rock additions

Disturbing large portions of a sand bad

Conversely, the skimmer may shut down and have no foam at all for short periods of times.

This can be caused by:

Putting your hands in the water (oil on hands)

Feeding oily foods (Mysis, sardines, etc)

Cooking oily foods in the kitchen- The air sucked in to the skimmer may pull in oil too. You can add a floss air filter to the skimmer intake to mitigate this if it is near your kitchen.

[crispysg]

No foam, increase yr pH by adding pH or KH buffer.