Reef and skimmer problems...

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The problem starts because I went on a 5-day trip and I let a friend who is an expert in reef take care of my tank, the problem is that when I arrive I see the crazy skimmer, days later one of my acroporas with whitening, I measure parameters and I see everything normal bone kh 7.5 magnesium 1,400, calcium at 420, ph 8.4, nitrates at 4.1, phosphates at 0.05
 

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I'm thinking the skimmer was skimming like crazy, ie; very wet.

Did your friend say anything happened while you were gone, OP?
The skimmer started foaming too much just 1 day after I left, my friend sent me a video when he arrived home, since then it has been off for a little over a week because it has not normalized and I changed the reactor carbon to see if there are changes.
 

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The skimmer started foaming too much just 1 day after I left, my friend sent me a video when he arrived home, since then it has been off for a little over a week because it has not normalized and I changed the reactor carbon to see if there are changes.

So you have not tried it in a week?

Overflowing typically means surfactants in the water. Soap, natural events in the tank releasing them, etc.
 

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The skimmer started foaming too much just 1 day after I left, my friend sent me a video when he arrived home, since then it has been off for a little over a week because it has not normalized and I changed the reactor carbon to see if there are changes.
I would turn the skimmer back on and maybe turn it down a bit to try to get it to settle down. Run it like that for a few days and then go back to where it was set see what happens. It's got to be pulling something out if it went crazy.
By any chance have you checked your salinity?
 

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