Still can't turn skimmer on after ChemiClean...

Vapour1ze

Vapour1ze

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Hi all, I dosed ChemiClean about 3 weeks ago... I've done 3 large water changes and still when I turn my skimmer on it fills the cup in 10 seconds with just crazy overflow.... I can't dial my intake the skimmer down anymore... Fish and tanks are clean... I haven't been skimming in 3 weeks but this is crazy.... All due to ChemiClean... I'm using a Skimz Monsta 302.... Any input would be seriously appreciated... Maybe I could only run 1 of the 3 pumps or something for the time being? Not sure... Cheers
 
IHaveCrabs

IHaveCrabs

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The initial water change should have been a very large one. What % of water did you change out? Keep in mind, one single 50% water change is more effective than three separate 25% water changes.

You may want to raise your skimmer way up and let it skim out of say half the recommended depth (i.e. if your skimmer needs 8-9" of water depth, then make it 4-5" and scale back until you are skimming without overflowing. You'll have to correct this daily until you can get it back to the recommended depth.

HTH
 
Vapour1ze

Vapour1ze

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IHaveCrabs said:
The initial water change should have been a very large one. What % of water did you change out? Keep in mind, one single 50% water change is more effective than three separate 25% water changes.

You may want to raise your skimmer way up and let it skim out of say half the recommended depth (i.e. if your skimmer needs 8-9" of water depth, then make it 4-5" and scale back until you are skimming without overflowing. You'll have to correct this daily until you can get it back to the recommended depth.

HTH
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Thanks and water height doesn't matter in my skimmer, it is internal/external... But, my WC hasn't been that much. About 30 gallons each time. I have about a 400 gal system. Lol
Should have prob done more....
 
IHaveCrabs

IHaveCrabs

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Yeah, you'll want to do a single very large WC.. They recommend 50% I believe. Good luck!


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1fishjones

1fishjones

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Try giving the skimmer a vinegar bath, that should remove any coating left on the acrylic.


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anarchy

anarchy

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Heres what i did. Ran a pipe from the collection cup drain into a 5 gallon bucket and let the skimmer do the water change. I did 10 gallons every couple of days until i was able to tune the skimmer again. I think it only took like 20-30 gallons

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Vapour1ze

Vapour1ze

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anarchy said:
Heres what i did. Ran a pipe from the collection cup drain into a 5 gallon bucket and let the skimmer do the water change. I did 10 gallons every couple of days until i was able to tune the skimmer again. I think it only took like 20-30 gallons

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Topping off with fresh saltwater yes?
 
sk8elenex92

sk8elenex92

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Same thing happened to me. Would just over flow for three weeks. I got sick of it and gave it a vinegar bath. Just poured some vinegar and water into a bucket let it run for an hour in the bucket and put it back into the tank. First fire up and worked perfect after that.
 
ColaAddict

ColaAddict

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Best way I've dealt with it was to attach hose to the skimmer cup drain and let the skimmer pull out all the chemiclean into a 5gallon bucket. Just keep replacing with fresh saltwater. This way will save you saltwater as opposed to doing a straight up water change.


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