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Today I thoroughly cleaned my Nyos Quantum 160 skimmer for the first time since starting my tank. It's been running continuously for 8 months with no problems, but in the past few days I started to notice the skimmer struggled to start up when turning it on. The motor was turning, but the air intake seemed to be restricted so the bubbles didn't start forming for about 20 seconds after turning it on.
I followed the guidance from this YouTube video:
I also was sure to turn off my ATO since removing the skimmer causes the water level in the sump to drop below normal.
Here's how it looked before cleaning, covered in sponges, calcium deposits, and detritus:
I completely disassembled it and cleaned every part:
I also took this opportunity to siphon out a lot of the detritus from the bottom of my sump:
The skimmer is now running smoothly, and starts up right away without the delay I've seen recently.
I followed the guidance from this YouTube video:
I also was sure to turn off my ATO since removing the skimmer causes the water level in the sump to drop below normal.
Here's how it looked before cleaning, covered in sponges, calcium deposits, and detritus:
I completely disassembled it and cleaned every part:
I also took this opportunity to siphon out a lot of the detritus from the bottom of my sump:
The skimmer is now running smoothly, and starts up right away without the delay I've seen recently.