skimmer after feeding

[hiimsean]

i've finally broke my skimmer in and skimming good. i fed corals yesterday and collapsed the bubbles and it hasn't been thick since. it was a little better today but then i have my Apex turn the skimmer off when the feeder comes on and its been low since. maybe try leaving the skimmer on during feeding?

 

[nassar0505]

It will come back some longer than others, and depending on the food. For some reason when i feed flake it takes about an hour longer to comeback, then when I feed with frozen.

I don't turn mine off really ever except to empty and clean.

 

[hiimsean]

thanks. it never really happened before, i have an autofeeder so it feeds flakes and pellets every day. yesterday i tossed in a pinch of freeze dried cyclop-eeze. i think that's what did it.

 

[nassar0505]

Yeah skimmers can be very sensitive sometimes to so many things. Just let it run it will muck up soon enough!

 

[jef4y]

I always leave the skimmer on during feeding, and the bubble line drops when I feed. It comes back up in a few hours. The oils in the food hit the surface of the water, get into the skimmer and coat it for a bit until it washes off.