crazy skimmer

[monkdaily]

i used Ultralife's red slime remover on friday and it worker great.....however my skimmer went crazy. and the micro bubbles are crazy. anybody have a similar reaction and how long did it take to go away?

 

[ibew41]

did the instruction say to turn off the skimmer and any carbon?

 

[monkdaily]

no it didnt, it was just like yellow crack in a vial in a cardboard case. the only instructions was how to mix it. and that it may effect oxy. and ph. nobody has had thios problem with ultralife red slime b4?

 

[natclanwy]

All of the redslime removers that I have seen will tell you to turn off your skimmer for a few days and to do several water changes. So it is normal for your skimmer to go crazy after using a redslime remover and from what I have read running your skimmer will reduce the effectivness of the red slime remover.

 

[jleet]

Hey man,
I've used that stuff before. I have a cpr bak pak and it goes crazy as well. I leave my skimmer on and it will usually calm down within a day or two and the slime will be gone in a few days as well. No worries

 

[monkdaily]

all the slime i gone and just the micro bubbles remain iam do for a water change on friday anyway so i gusse i will see after that

 

[markeo99]

sorry to be a buz kill but remember all those nutrients feeding the cyano they have to go somewhere hair algae is prob next

 

[monkdaily]

thats sux but thanks for the heads up tho. my tank is 1yr old and has done soo good now this