Bubble Magus Curve 5 Elite Skimmer
Red Sea Reefer 170
Finished cycle a week ago
2 clowns, small CUC, and 4 small frags added 2 days ago
I've searched high and low and have come to the conclusion that protein skimmers are just finnicky.
That being said, for the first 2 weeks of running my skimmer all it produced was low "boiling water" bubbles that never made it half way to the top. All part of the break-in, fine. About 5 days ago that changed and bubbles began overflowing the top; so I removed the lid and let it do its thing. Fast-forward to 3 days ago- I do a 50% water change and when I turn the skimmer back on, it began functioning properly. All was good until 2 days ago when I briefly turned it off and moved it about 5 inches within the chamber so that I could reach the back of the sump. Once I was done (5 minutes later), I put it back in it's place and turned it on, but now for some reason it has digressed all the way back to only producing the low "boiling" bubbles. I have since cleaned it out in hopes of progression, but to no avail.
Are skimmers really this sensitive? Any feedback/suggestions are appreciated.
Red Sea Reefer 170
Finished cycle a week ago
2 clowns, small CUC, and 4 small frags added 2 days ago
I've searched high and low and have come to the conclusion that protein skimmers are just finnicky.
That being said, for the first 2 weeks of running my skimmer all it produced was low "boiling water" bubbles that never made it half way to the top. All part of the break-in, fine. About 5 days ago that changed and bubbles began overflowing the top; so I removed the lid and let it do its thing. Fast-forward to 3 days ago- I do a 50% water change and when I turn the skimmer back on, it began functioning properly. All was good until 2 days ago when I briefly turned it off and moved it about 5 inches within the chamber so that I could reach the back of the sump. Once I was done (5 minutes later), I put it back in it's place and turned it on, but now for some reason it has digressed all the way back to only producing the low "boiling" bubbles. I have since cleaned it out in hopes of progression, but to no avail.
Are skimmers really this sensitive? Any feedback/suggestions are appreciated.