Thick Skimmate?

[TheEngineer]

I'm seeing something that I've never seen before and I'm not sure what to do about it. My skimmer has started producing really thick bubbles. I can't think of how else to describe it. Literally the bubbles are thick skinned and they don't pop. They lift the lid on the collection cup. This happened yesterday when I wasn't home and it overflowed the collection cup and filled my entire sump with big, thick bubbles.

I've added two things prior to the happening:

1. I did one dose of Potassium Chloride to bring my potassium levels up.
2. I added a bag of Cuprisorb to try to bring down my tin levels

Any ideas?

 

[TheEngineer]

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I'm not sure what caused it.
Maybe the cuprisorb has some surfactants left in it from manufacturing.

 

[TheEngineer]

I'm not sure what caused it.
Maybe the cuprisorb has some surfactants left in it from manufacturing.

Thanks, Randy. That's a good thought. I'll just manually pop the bubbles in there for a bit and see if it dies down. I was surprised at the lifting power...