Hypo Treatment & Protein Skimmer?

[sprieto]

A few questions:
#1) Will Hypo treatment affect a Protein Skimmer?
#2) Should one run a Protein Skimmer during Hypo treatment?
#3) How long until the lack of a operational Protein Skimmer affect the enviorment?

 

[beth]

You can keep the protein skimmer running, but it won't skimm. However, the added circulation will be fine. I'm assuming you are planning to hypo in tank?

 

[sprieto]

I have been at Hypo for 2 weeks now.
All signs of ich were gone after 2 days, but I will keep it at Hypo for 4 weeks total.
The skimmer stopped collecting the the cup after a few days.
Will it hurt anything since the skimmer is not actually collecting?
So you do recommend leaving the skimmer on?
Before you ask the questions:
It is a 60g, w/power filter (penguin 280 w/bio wheel) and a XP3 canister filter.
The skimmer is a Berlin aitlift (for a 90g, yes it is not the best skimmer, but it's counter part the 60g unit, same thing just shorter, runs great on my 30g tank).
People recommended getting a better skimmer, but if this is normal, and it will work again once salinity is normal, then I think it is a good skimmer for the size tank.
Thank you for your help, always appriciated.............
PS, so can you have a skimmer on a fresh water tank?

 

[beth]

There's no problem with leaving the skimmer on. I'd leave it.
You can begin bringing your water back to normal saliniy after 3 weeks of no visible sign of ich. What are you using to measure salinity?

 

[sprieto]

Refractometer (per your and others here recommendation).
You might not remember, but I have bugged you before.
You helped save my fish!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you so much for everything!
I was worried about the skimmer, but I feel better now, thank you again!

 

[beth]

Glad to help and don't worry about the skimmer. Skimmers would need to be turned off for medication treatments because it will extract the meds, but hypo is fine.