Skimmer causing bubbles!

[the josey wales]

My prisim HOB is making a few bubbles in my tank.
I can tune it down so that no bubbles get in, but the foam doesen't seem to rise enough to enter the collection cup.
Please advise...
BTW, It has already eliminated a pleathora of slimy, fowl smelling, poo water.

 

[reefnut]

I ran a prisim on a 55g and it took a while to break in After a week or two it should get better

 

[bzolnowski]

i actually had this same exact problem. everyone is right, just takes a few days. you can also adjust it some. overall, it should get better within time. mine was pumping out scary amounts of bubbles, three days later, they were almost gone.

 

[the josey wales]

cool. I have collected a full cup in 6 hours.
Do I run this thing constantly?
I'm thinking about putting it on my power strip for lights, which has a timer.
Thanks.

 

[bzolnowski]

just let it run, i only collected a small amount, i havent collected anything else since. that is a good thing that it took that much out. i will await someone else to answer your timer question, i am curius of that myself.

 

[reefnut]

Run it 247 IMO

 

[elitsoh]

i run mine 24/7 also.....that seemes to be alot in 6 hours....i know the instruction state that you should have the water level just below the o ring....you migh thave it alittle high ...just a thought

 

[stillfrodo]

I run mine 24/7. From what I have read and from reading posts from the experienced hobbyist on this board even when the skimmer is not pulling out gunk it is still providing a means for O2 exchange. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.