Bio pellets and skimmer

[Reefnewb]

My skimmer has been idling ever since I added bio pellets... Does the skimmer need to be adjusted after the addition of pellets? Or does it just take time for the pellets to get the slime off of them?? It's been about 4 days now. Before adding the pellets the skimmer was pulling out a cup of dark skimmmate every 3 days. Any help or experience would be great! Thanks!