Aquatic life 115 making a lot of bubbles

[kaijor]

Hello,
I know that there is a break in time for the protein skimmer. I was curious if there anything that I should be doing that might prevent the overflow of bubbles? Here is a picture:

 

[blaxsun]

You could try raising it up a bit to see if that helps.

 

[kaijor]

You could try raising it up a bit to see if that helps.

I’ll try that. Could this just be the breaking in period?

 

[blaxsun]

I’ll try that. Could this just be the breaking in period?

I’m sure that’s part of it as well. You may have to let it foam over and keep emptying the cup every hour or so until it eases up.

 

[kaijor]

So, I did try to raise it a bit but I’m still getting a long of micro bubbles. Should I not worry about it for now and just wait until it break in?

 

[kaijor]

I’m still having problems with micro bubbles. I was wondering if someone who has this skimmer could tell me if the level I have is alright based on these pictures?

 

[kaijor]

Has anyone experience micro-bubble overflow due to Waste Away gels? I'm curious if this might be causing the problem.

 

[kaijor]

Quick update, the protein skimmer is now very quiet and isn't overflowing anymore. It just took some time to break in. I also got some information from aquatic life about where to position in it when it overflows which might help some peeps. Here it is:

 

[kaijor]

What has also helped is putting some filter floss on the sides of the protein skimmer as well.