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wwest
07-26-2006, 10:47 PM
ok some of you know i purchased a curtain type of skimmer :) lol well i took it down today and cleaned it also when i put it back together i glued everything :) well now it is doing something cool but im not sure if its good or bad.

here is the video

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i126/wwest2/th_skimmer.jpg (http://s71.photobucket.com/albums/i126/wwest2/?action=view&current=skimmer.flv)

fat walrus
07-27-2006, 12:20 AM
i can't seem to see.

Rob
07-27-2006, 11:04 AM
yea, i see alot of bubbles, but they are large..
problem is i cant see the context of where those bubbles are in the skimmer.
optimal bubbles woudl be very small

wwest
07-27-2006, 11:18 AM
ok well i treated for red slime last night and as soon as i dumped it in my skimmer went crazy mad. all i am getting is that movement in the cup and micro bubbles everywhere my the millions. im going to look into a bak pak tonight to see if it maybe thats worth it. or i should just build a sump and forget about it lol

Rob
07-27-2006, 02:28 PM
yeah, alot of that stuff you are supposed to run with the skimemr off, becuase of that exact reason..lol

wwest
07-27-2006, 02:34 PM
i see now lol. do you know of a fix other than cleaning it realy well which i already have lol

Rob
07-27-2006, 02:50 PM
to do what?
i guess im missing something here.. what are you needing to clean?

to use one of these products, you shut off the skimmer, add the product, and wait X amount of time before restarting the skimmer.

X amount of time maybe 30 minutes to a few days depending on the product

wwest
07-27-2006, 02:56 PM
fix the bubble situation i have. i cant turn it on right now because of all the micro bubbles lol

gwen_o_lyn
07-27-2006, 06:15 PM
give it time- gonna be a few days before the bubbles leave

wwest
07-27-2006, 06:29 PM
will the bubbles create my ph to sky rocket?

gwen_o_lyn
07-27-2006, 06:30 PM
I think you will be ok, but not sure the effect on PH. You may need to leave the skimmer off a few days, and do a few water changes though.

fat walrus
07-27-2006, 06:37 PM
you should be fine. you should be checking your ph anyway whenever you use any kind of medication.

wwest
07-27-2006, 06:40 PM
yea i did right now its normal but i was just worried about leaving the skimmer on like that for so long..

fat walrus
07-27-2006, 06:53 PM
if you use carbon, it will speed up the process.