New protien skimmer is driving me nuts

[L_Jones6199]

I set my new aquaeuro clasdic 135 about 3 weeks ago and since day 1uts been making a ton of microbubbles in my display tank and the collection cup fills up and overflows within minutes even on the lowest water level setting what am i doing wrong?

[mikersx02]

are you putting any meds in the tank? What besides water are you adding to the tank?

[L_Jones6199]

The only thing ive put inside is ls,lr,and sum nitrifying bacteria

[sedor]

I could be wrong, but the only thing that may be causing the flooding is the bacteria. I would stop adding that asap and wait a couple days to see what happens. 3 weeks is a little long for a skimmer to break in so we can rule that out. Maybe cut the skimmer off for a day and see what happens the next.

[L_Jones6199]

Yea i stopped tha bacterua on monday i hope it stops soon its a tank @ my job we're starting a frag tank

[L_Jones6199]

Should i do a water change to get sum of that bacteria out?

[mikersx02]

no such thing as over bacteria for long. If there is too much- the population will die off.

What do you have in the tank thats living (besides bacteria?)

[JANOtheMANO]

new skimmers have a break in period read all your instruction carfuly, you should be running it at 50% for a bout 3 days untill it "breaks in"

[joeychitwood]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15607942#post15607942 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JANOtheMANO
new skimmers have a break in period read all your instruction carfuly, you should be running it at 50% for a bout 3 days untill it "breaks in" Agree. Until the interior parts are coated with slime/algae, they tend to produce a wet skimmate, or in some cases, none at all. Microbubbles are also a problem during the break-in period. The duration of the break-in varies, but with the last skimmer I purchased, it was about six weeks.