what is going on with my skimmer

[125reefer]

so i got an asm skimmer and it was working fine until 5 days ago.i cleaned the collection cup plugged it in and dialed it in like it always is and it worked fine till i nwoke up and it was overflowing.i cleaned it out again plugged it in and was fine,came back an hour later and again was overflowing.so i dialed it down some it was gurgeling like it was to low but i left it.went to work came home and again was overflowing.i looked in the skimmer and it didnt seem to be making bubbles.i took it out cleaned the tubing and soaked the pump in vinegar and let it run in fresh water for 1/2 hour plugged it in and seemed like it was working.dialed it low again just to make sure.cme back in 1/2 hour later and it was overflowing.im stumped.the only thing i can think of is it in a closed cabinet even though i have vents maybe its not getting proper air going through the tube

 

[SIReefer]

Did you use any stick epoxy for fragging? My skimmer would go nuts if "epoxy stick putty" was used in the tank.

 

[125reefer]

no havent adding anything new in months

 

[NYreefNoob]

u married ? check the venturi make sure it isn't clogged, recently or that day add anything to the tank dose anything. if it isn't producing bubbles then it isnt geting air blow in the air line

 

[albano]

u married ?

PLEASE...PLEASE... give us the punch line!



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[NYreefNoob]

married = wife spraying stuff around house or around tank

 

[jaa1456]

Did you use any chemiclean or anything to get rid of cyano?

 

[Mikei70]

I thought "u married?" was the punchline after 123 mentioned he hadn't added anything new to the tank in months.

 

[D1J8Z]

new filter socks drive my skimmer nuts.

 

[125reefer]

nothing added to tank.no new filter sock.i never add chemicals to the tanks.going to take it out of the sump and figure it out tomorrow.and wife would never spray anything in the fish tank room.divorce would follow lol

 

[E.intheC]

Make sure to run some hot water through the air tube and clean out any salt or calcium deposits.. Also, last time this happened to me, the only thing that worked was to run carbon overnight (like 2x the normal amount).. be careful though. You can "overdose" on carbon as well.

 

[jdnumis]

That happened to me as well. I shut the skimmer down cleaned out the air tube put it back on and started her up. It has been fine ever since ( knock on wood)