Ugh - Skimmer overflowing after using coral putty

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Okay so I used some coral putty & the skimmer has been unhappy. I have an ATO. Skimmer is in the sump
I already:
1. Opened up skimmer valve (will dial back in once resolved)
2. Emptied collection cup several times

Should I:
1. Raise skimmer in my sump?
2. Fill my top off tank with saltwater for awhile to keep salinity stable?
3. Other suggestions?
4. Please suggest a epoxy that does not do this if there is one. I use super glue gel & epoxy sandwich method to mount frags.

Thanks!
 

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If it was working fine before I would just leave it and if you can let it overflow in the sump until it calms down. Or ‘turn it down’ for a while if your happy with that.

Funny things skimmers, if they don’t like something in the water they go crazy over skimming!
 

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Agree just turn off the skimmer :)if need the aeration just add an airstone in the sump while its off.
 

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Which epoxy did you use, and how much? I use the D&D stuff and my skimmer is unaffected; but I use it judiciously and have a huge tank.
 
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Which epoxy did you use, and how much? I use the D&D stuff and my skimmer is unaffected; but I use it judiciously and have a huge tank.[/QUOT
  • Used sandwich of Loctite super glue gel & Instant Ocean coral epoxy.
  • Tank is 300 gal
  • NYOS Quantum 220 skimmer (rated up to 500 gal)
Probably used more epoxy than I should have. I mounted all corals from shipment to reef rock because I have some absolutely huge Turbo snails in the tank now. I was trying to keep the corals from getting flipped or knocked over as easily.
Skimmer is doing better today than yesterday.
Is this the epoxy you use? I like the rock gray color.

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A lot of epoxies (and filter socks) mess with skimmers and cause them to overflow. Easiest is to jsut do like others have suggested and turn it of for a few days.

Skimmers actually run on a pretty fine balance. The surface tension of the water determines how stable bubbles are and ultimately the level of the foam. Anything that alters that will affect how they run.
 

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I usually wet-skim out 5 or 10 gallons through the overflowing skimmer and replace with new salt water. Works like a charm, and is a lot more effective than a standard water change when trying to calm down a skimmer.
 

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