WC boo-boo

[TopNotchCorals]

I did a 12g water change about 30min. ago my tank is a 50g cube and I forgot to shut my skimmer off which the collection cup was half full.As I was syphoning the 2nd 5g jug Ilooked down to notice my skimmer was overflowing and dumped everything from the collection cup into my sump:cry:.So far all my sps look good with polyps still extended no visual malfunctions,was this a waste of a water change?Has this ever happend to anybody here,and if so what was the outcome?

 

[eskymick]

It happens all the time. You shouldn't see any problems. I wasn't a wast of a water change. Your skimmer should pick up everything that it dumped in.

 

[Eternal]

Mine over flowed 1 month ago and I had a huge algae outbreak.:cry:
It is just starting to get under control.

 

[johnanddawn]

is your skimmer outlet under water at normal water level? if you keep the skimmer outlet above the high water line when you set it most skimmers will not be as effected by the water level in the sump. back pressure on the skimmer outlet is the major cause of such problems.

 

[TopNotchCorals]

is your skimmer outlet under water at normal water level? if you keep the skimmer outlet above the high water line when you set it most skimmers will not be as effected by the water level in the sump. back pressure on the skimmer outlet is the major cause of such problems.

My skimmer outlet is submereged the skimmer I am running on this system is the SWC 160 Cone.My tank is well skimmed and also running BRS ROX carbon in a BRS reactor,im hoping everything will be fine as it is sucking up crap pretty good at the moment.

 

[sexycorals]

i do that about every other month.. =) it should be ok.. itll just skim it all up again in a week or so..

 

[TopNotchCorals]

i do that about every other month.. =) it should be ok.. itll just skim it all up again in a week or so..

LOL thanks SC/Mike/Annette as long as its ready for those frags on the way from you guys:bigsmile:

 

[DML08]

you'll be fine.. I have done it before, your skimmer will be skimming like mad the next day or two.

 

[Aqua Amie]

Same here...been there, done that...skimmed really good for a couple days:squigglemouth:

 

[beaslbob]

water change? what's that?




skimmer? what's that?



Guess I can't help

LOL

 

[ReeferBen]

This happens to me too often, I always manage to forget to clean and leave the cups off my skimmers before I do my changes.