Arsenal Gunners1 Protien skimmer problems

Arsenal Gunners1 is a new member and he has posted this problem on the blog
so I moved it to here, in the hope he finds his way here and to the forums in general

Arsenal Gunners 1 wrote -


hi.. im new at this so please help..... i bought a protein skimmer aquamaxx hob-1 last week and at first it was releasing lots of micro bubbles on my tank but then after a week of use, it started to get better... till today.. i was doing a water change when i was adding water to my aquarium my prottein started to act weird.. started to releas lots of micro bubbles to my tank again... any idea why..?? should i have waited on the water change??

 

IMO - The action of the water change put a lot of very oxygenated water into the tank
it occurs whenever I pour water into my tank took quickly, you do get a lot of bubbles created, which have been taken into the skimmer and will gradually be released

give it a couple of days and I am sure it will be back to normal

Steve "Ian" Wright Wright Wright

 

The skimmer isn't fully broken in yet so give it a few more weeks. Also if that was freshly mixed it can cause the skimmer to bubble like crazy. Mix the water then run a pump for several hours to a day to get the water stabilized.