Can this be the problem?

I filled my 20 gal with tap water using a conditioner(now doing all water changes and top offs with ro/di)my seaclone hasn't worked right since, it foams over,makes millions of bubbles,and i can't get control of it.I know there a p.o.s.,but had it on 2 other tanks and it works fine,It sat for about 3 months till i started this tank and haven't been able to even come close to getting it working right,i'm wondering if the conditioner is what's driving my junk skimmer nuts?? There is a half inch of foam ontop of the water surface,how can i correct this if thats the problem?

 

Yes, water conditioners add to the surface tension of the water. So your skimmer will go nuts for awhile. Is should calm down eventually.

 

The tank is about 3 months old now,so should i dump out all that it collects??Cause the water is still pretty clear in the cup(i been throwing it back in the tank)

 

I would dump it down the drain. As long as you keep putting it back in the tank your skimmer will continue to go nuts.

 

Thanks both of you,it was the last thing i could think of it being,but now that i've thought about it,i dipped my fingers in the water and rubbed them together and it has an oily feel to it(all params ckeck ok)so now i have to beleive thats the problem,and i'll bet it's the aloe vera in the conditioner i used