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Yeah, unfortunately this is probably the wrong thing and is contributing to your ammonia. Very little bacteria is in the water and most of the skimmer scum is organic in nature that will break down into ammonia. Nitrifying bacteria thrives and clings to hard surfaces which is what makes porous live rock work so well as a filter. You can't even scrub the bacteria off it clings so tightly.
Adding the stability should help in the long run, so that is a good thing.
Oh boy!! Good catch! For some reason my brain skipped right over that part about the skimmer junk. I had to go back and read it again. Agree with this^^^ 100%