Help with skimmer overflow

RWB3 · 03/15/2018, 07:05 PM

I have a reef octopus RO-PS-2000 int. Filled my aquarium up yesterday to check my overflow plumbing for leaks and tried skimmer then and it looked good. I was testing my aquarium with freshwater so i wouldn't waste my saltwater. Now that i have my saltwater in it as soon as i plug up my skimmer it completely fills with water. I have no additives in my water. I did epoxy some live rocks together. Could the epoxy do this and if so how can i fix it?

mcgyvr · 03/16/2018, 04:32 AM

yes the epoxy will certainly effect the skimmer..
It will go away after a while..
Most just crank the skimmer wide open or even raise it up some temporarily and try to get it to skim the best you can and then lower/close it back up as it stops going crazy..
It can take a couple days or more to go away.

rocsec1 · 03/16/2018, 10:00 PM

If it is a new skimmer that is not unusual. Skimmers sometimes need to break in. My omega 150 took a while to begin skimming properly.

Borntrippn · 03/16/2018, 10:06 PM

Turn it down if it has a adjustment. Small changes at a time

Reefiez · 03/18/2018, 12:28 AM

epoxy makes my skimmer overflow. i usually try to remember to clean out the skimmer cup before epoxying frags to my rock. if i forget... all the crap goes back into my tank and the sump gets a layer of nasty foam lol!

just open it to full for a while and slowly dial it in over a couple of days/weeks

ryeguyy84 · 03/18/2018, 05:40 AM

What's is the height of water it is in?

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03/15/2018, 07:05 PM	#1
RWB3 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Salem, Alabama Posts: 23	Help with skimmer overflow I have a reef octopus RO-PS-2000 int. Filled my aquarium up yesterday to check my overflow plumbing for leaks and tried skimmer then and it looked good. I was testing my aquarium with freshwater so i wouldn't waste my saltwater. Now that i have my saltwater in it as soon as i plug up my skimmer it completely fills with water. I have no additives in my water. I did epoxy some live rocks together. Could the epoxy do this and if so how can i fix it?

03/16/2018, 04:32 AM	#2
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	yes the epoxy will certainly effect the skimmer.. It will go away after a while.. Most just crank the skimmer wide open or even raise it up some temporarily and try to get it to skim the best you can and then lower/close it back up as it stops going crazy.. It can take a couple days or more to go away. __________________ Who me?

03/18/2018, 12:28 AM	#5
Reefiez Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 157	epoxy makes my skimmer overflow. i usually try to remember to clean out the skimmer cup before epoxying frags to my rock. if i forget... all the crap goes back into my tank and the sump gets a layer of nasty foam lol! just open it to full for a while and slowly dial it in over a couple of days/weeks __________________ my reef tank is the best skimmer... of my wallet

03/18/2018, 05:40 AM	#6
ryeguyy84 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,753	What's is the height of water it is in? Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk __________________ Current tank: 90G mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 90 gallon

03/16/2018, 10:00 PM	#3
rocsec1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Medina oh Posts: 1,782	If it is a new skimmer that is not unusual. Skimmers sometimes need to break in. My omega 150 took a while to begin skimming properly.

03/16/2018, 10:06 PM	#4
Borntrippn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Macedonia. OH. Posts: 81	Turn it down if it has a adjustment. Small changes at a time