Donmarco July 12, 2015 Share July 12, 2015 Just a little while ago I discovered water all over my floor. When I looked, I discovered that the protein skimmer was overflowing. It filled up the overflow reservoir and water was leaking from that. That's never happened before and I've had this tank 7 years. Well, I cleaned the whole thing up and then started the skimmer again and it began to over-foam and over-fill again. I quickly adjusted the air-intake valve and got it under control. I'm trying to figure out what I may have done to cause the problem. The only thing I did today was add some Seachem Stress Guard to the tank. Can this cause the skimmer to overflow? If so, if I use it again, I'll turn the skimmer off for awhile and then monitor it when I turn it back on. Does anybody have any hunches about this? Thanks. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davjbeas July 12, 2015 Share July 12, 2015 Mine overflowed today also though not much water spilled. I am going to clean it today and put it back online. I think the cause was a clogged filter sponge. Some times things we add to a tank can cause a skimmer to go nuts. I have seen it happen when using underwater epoxy to mount frags. Good luck. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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