Used Red Slime Remover, now having trouble with skimmer

[9supratt4]

I didn't have any problems with my skimmer until after I used Red Slime Remover made by UltraLife Reef. I used it once before on another tank and I kept the skimmer off for a few days to a week and then turned it back on without any problems.
Now I used it, I used a lot less than instructed because i didn't have enough left. I turned off the skimmer and it has been a week now and I'm having problems. When I turn on the skimmer all it does is push water into the collection cup. I have the output tube pushed all the way down and it's still doing in.
Any suggestions??
I even tried a 10 Gallon water change yesterday to try and take any of the stuff that is left, out.

 

[mr_x]

yes..multiple water changes until you get the stuff out of your system. i used chemiclean on the gym tank and it took me five 25 gallon waterchanges before the skimmer would stop overflowing.

 

[al mc]

Every time I have used it I have the same reaction. I have either diluted it out with multiple water changes or kept emptying the collection cup on the skimmer every 1-2 hours for about a day to clear the chemical.

 

[pbnj]

When I dose chemi-clean....
1) I cut off the flow to the sump where the skimmer is located.
2) After 48 hours, I do a 20% water change.
3) Before returning flow to the sump, I clean the skimmer neck and collection cup really well and turn the skimmer flow to the lowest setting.
4) I let the skimmer run and I still get overflow, but it stops within 24 hours, at which point I adjust the flow to the normal setting. The more chemi-clean you use, the longer the wait for things to normalize.

 

[blueknight]

If the air tube on the skimmer pump is clogged it will also make you skimmer overflow, its quick and easy to check if it’s clogged. May or may not be related to your problem.

 

[florida joe]

it just has to work its way out of your system empty you trap cup daly

 

[fau8]

It took almost 2 weeks and multiple water changes to get mine back to normal.

 

[florida joe]

There has been some talk about red slime remover promoting hair algae keep an eye out for it

 

[mr_x]

that's a misconception at best. the only way an antibiotic would do that is if it wiped out another organism that was competing for nutrients. it's not the erythromycin's fault. it's poor husbandry.

 

[mkzimms]

Originally Posted by Mr_X
http:///forum/post/2880185
that's a misconception at best. the only way an antibiotic would do that is if it wiped out another organism that was competing for nutrients. it's not the erythromycin's fault. it's poor husbandry.
yeah, the dying cyano will cause a nutrient spike giving a grace period for other algae to take over. usually its a diatom bloom for a week or so. best you can do is kill the cyano, clear the red slime remover from the tank with in a few days and go to town on skimming and water changes to keep the nutrient levels in check.

 

[florida joe]

My post was worded incorrectly the algae growth is not a direct effect of the remover but the dying off of the Cyano

 

[snakeblitz33]

If you don't know, after you use red slime remover your supposed to wait 24 to 48 hours and then do a 50% water change. I think it says something on the bottle like that.
Usually if there is a lot of organic matter in the water, the skimmer should be performing very well. If I can remember correctly- if there is too much crude fat in the water, the bubbles in the skimmer lacks the surface tension to skim properly. Guys, correct me if I am wrong.

 

[aztec reef]

I would do a large water change. (say 50%-90%)

 

[9supratt4]

Originally Posted by Aztec Reef
http:///forum/post/2881108
I would do a large water change. (say 50%-90%)
50%-90%......that's alittle over kill......no??

 

[mkzimms]

Originally Posted by 9supratt4
http:///forum/post/2882199
50%-90%......that's alittle over kill......no??
i agree, water changes over 50% seem a little ridiculous.

 

[mr_x]

how would you do a 90% waterchange anyway? expose all the rock and corals to air for 10-15 minutes?
just do a series of small to medium changes until yuo get the garbage out of the tank.

 

[culp]

Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33
http:///forum/post/2880597
If you don't know, after you use red slime remover your supposed to wait 24 to 48 hours and then do a 50% water change. I think it says something on the bottle like that.
Usually if there is a lot of organic matter in the water, the skimmer should be performing very well. If I can remember correctly- if there is too much crude fat in the water, the bubbles in the skimmer lacks the surface tension to skim properly. Guys, correct me if I am wrong.
my bottle said do a 20% water change, but after that my skimmer was going crazy so i did another 20% water change and the skimmer went back to normal after 2 20% water changes.

 

[aztec reef]

Originally Posted by Mr_X
http:///forum/post/2882698
how would you do a 90% waterchange anyway? expose all the rock and corals to air for 10-15 minutes?
just do a series of small to medium changes until yuo get the garbage out of the tank.
Exactly, thats why it is not recomended for the faint hearted..
Personally , i could do a 200% waterchange if i wanted to.
Let me know if i need to explain how..

 

[aztec reef]

Originally Posted by 9supratt4
http:///forum/post/2882199
50%-90%......that's alittle over kill......no??
Yeah it could be..But when you have water chemistry problems, its never a bad idea..(suppossing your new water is better quality than present). And with identically vital parameters to your Display tank..(salinity,ph,,cal,alk,temp)

 

[aquaguy24]

i used a chemical to rid my tank of cyano about 3 or 4 months ago...my protein skimmer went crazy too but after doing small waterchanges [15%]once a week..my protein skimmer returned to normal after about a month..and i didn't have any other kind of algea bloom after that..