Putting your hand in the tank.

RareZ · 04-25-2006, 11:04 PM

post about putting your hand in the tank will make your skimmer act differntly all of a suddent.

I did notice that with my skimmer (HOB) and was wondering if that was related to it.. can you tell me why that happens?

Everytime I put my hand in the tank, I see whole bunch of micro bubbles start to come out of the skimmer and the top bubbles stop forming for a while and goes back after a long long time. I never thought it was related to it besides putting my hand in there making the water level to rise (but even that, it would be very small amount for a 55G tank. I have a crappy skimmer to begin with so I thought it was more of a skimmer flaw than a fact in general. Its hard for my skimmer ( Sea CLOWN ) to produce 1/6 th of the cup in 4 days. Anyway to make it bette?

coralcrazy · 04-25-2006, 11:15 PM

yea buy my remora..simple..then sell your sea clown on ebay..you can get a good sum of newbs

...we all had seaclones

masterswimmer · 04-25-2006, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RareZ


	Anyway to make it bette?

Sounds like it's time for a skimmer upgrade. :Thinking:

Seaclown....

ms

Tonyscoots84 · 04-25-2006, 11:25 PM

keep them hands out of the tank.... its safer for you and healthier for the tank... if you have to put ur hands in the tank get the gloves that cover ur hand up to ur shoulder...

meschaefer · 04-26-2006, 12:43 AM

Putting your hand in the tank will affect your skimmer. There are oils, dirt detergeants, perfumes

and otherthings on your skin, that will all effect your skimmer in one way or another.

**Chiefmcfuz** · 04-26-2006, 09:51 AM

Dude get rid of the seaclone and get the remora it's a better skimmer.

Oils from your hand and the other things mes mentiones as well as any water conditioners you may add to the water will mess with the skimming of your tank.

Reefer420 · 04-26-2006, 10:29 AM

The same thing happens if you clean the skimmer and touch any of it with your bare hands- it makes the skimmate less likely to form (like the foam on a beer- if you wipe the side of your nose with your finger and swirl it in the foam, the head will go down b/c oil and bubbles don't mix!).

**Chiefmcfuz** · 04-26-2006, 10:35 AM

Umm before Herman says it.........

THAT'S ALCOHOL ABUSE REEFER420!!!!

LOL

masterswimmer · 04-26-2006, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reefer420


	(like the foam on a beer- if you wipe the side of your nose with your finger and swirl it in the foam, the head will go down b/c oil and bubbles don't mix!).

Remind me never to go drinking with you

DRENALYN9 · 04-26-2006, 10:41 AM

Time For An Upgrade The Seaclone Doesn't Cut It

04-25-2006, 11:04 PM	#1
RareZ Azad Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Brooklyn[Midwood] Posts: 390 Reefer Ratings: (34) Friends: (0)	Putting your hand in the tank. post about putting your hand in the tank will make your skimmer act differntly all of a suddent. I did notice that with my skimmer (HOB) and was wondering if that was related to it.. can you tell me why that happens? Everytime I put my hand in the tank, I see whole bunch of micro bubbles start to come out of the skimmer and the top bubbles stop forming for a while and goes back after a long long time. I never thought it was related to it besides putting my hand in there making the water level to rise (but even that, it would be very small amount for a 55G tank. I have a crappy skimmer to begin with so I thought it was more of a skimmer flaw than a fact in general. Its hard for my skimmer ( Sea CLOWN ) to produce 1/6 th of the cup in 4 days. Anyway to make it bette?

04-25-2006, 11:15 PM	#2
coralcrazy Life is good Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: 5 Mins from GWB. Bergen County/ Ewing- UMDNJ Posts: 2,261 Reefer Ratings: (15) Friends: (0)	yea buy my remora..simple..then sell your sea clown on ebay..you can get a good sum of newbs ...we all had seaclones __________________ Bein broke is childish and I'm quite grown

04-25-2006, 11:25 PM	#4
Tonyscoots84 Soon To Be Nano KiNg ;) Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Staten Island Posts: 7,037 Reefer Ratings: (22) Friends: (0)	keep them hands out of the tank.... its safer for you and healthier for the tank... if you have to put ur hands in the tank get the gloves that cover ur hand up to ur shoulder... __________________ B & A Computers Got Computer Problems? We Can Fix Them! (We Come To You For What It Would Cost For You To Bring It To The Store) Stop Getting Ripped Off and Start Saving Money On Tech Services! We Are Here For All Your Computer Needs. We have have helped hundreds of people save alot of money in Manhattan,New York,Bronx,Queens,Brooklyn,Staten Island and New Jersey. (718) 689 - 0662

04-26-2006, 12:43 AM	#5
meschaefer One to Ignore Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Astoria Posts: 2,527 Reefer Ratings: (17) Friends: (3)	Putting your hand in the tank will affect your skimmer. There are oils, dirt detergeants, perfumes and otherthings on your skin, that will all effect your skimmer in one way or another. __________________ Matt When you pay too much, you lose a little money, that's all When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing it was bought to do. John Ruskin (1819-1900)

04-26-2006, 09:51 AM	#6
Chiefmcfuz Big Nosed Lazy Reef Dummy Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 11,966 Reefer Ratings: (21) Friends: (31)	Dude get rid of the seaclone and get the remora it's a better skimmer. Oils from your hand and the other things mes mentiones as well as any water conditioners you may add to the water will mess with the skimming of your tank. __________________ Brendan "So this is how liberty dies, With thunderous applause" Padme Amidala in "Revenge of the Sith" My reef tank 24 gallon Aquapod

04-26-2006, 10:29 AM	#7
Reefer420 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Manhattan Posts: 1,654 Reefer Ratings: (12) Friends: (0)	The same thing happens if you clean the skimmer and touch any of it with your bare hands- it makes the skimmate less likely to form (like the foam on a beer- if you wipe the side of your nose with your finger and swirl it in the foam, the head will go down b/c oil and bubbles don't mix!). __________________ My New Blog! http://20somethingcookingguide.blogspot.com/

04-26-2006, 10:35 AM	#8
Chiefmcfuz Big Nosed Lazy Reef Dummy Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 11,966 Reefer Ratings: (21) Friends: (31)	Umm before Herman says it......... THAT'S ALCOHOL ABUSE REEFER420!!!! LOL __________________ Brendan "So this is how liberty dies, With thunderous applause" Padme Amidala in "Revenge of the Sith" My reef tank 24 gallon Aquapod

04-26-2006, 10:41 AM	#10
DRENALYN9 HALF-A-FLIP Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: ROTTERDAM Posts: 285 Reefer Ratings: (14) Friends: (0)	Time For An Upgrade The Seaclone Doesn't Cut It

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