Help !!

[reeffreak]

My full skimmer collection cup overflowed back into my sump and I just walked in the house and seen it now what steps should I be taking here ?? Thanks in advance. Also it was thick as shit so I'm worried

 

[Salty Cracker]

Just keep skimming, it was in the water once...

 

[reeffreak]

My sump if full of dirty nasty ass green bubbles . I doubt just leaving it is a good idea ...

 

[Salty Cracker]

My sump if full of dirty nasty ass green bubbles . I doubt just leaving it is a good idea ...

Well if you can shut it off from the tank, do a water change

Seriously, it's just nutrients and shit out of the water, it might even feed some stuff.  But if you can swap out that water, do it that way.  Otherwise, there's nothing that can really harm anything, as it was in the tank to begin with.


(now watch you get a huge HA crop)

 

[Petercar (RIP Dec 2017)]

I sumtimes knock my nast yucky cup back intothe sump whe i try to take it out to clean it.  So i just pull it out amd clean it amd put ot back on the skimmer amd let it go   

 

[reeffreak]

Don't even say that word salty !! My worst nightmare would be to have something shit happen to this tank.

 

[unibob]

As dory would say Just Keep Skimming, just keep skimming, just keep skimming.


FINDING DORY 2015!

All jokes aside....had it happen, just skimmed it all back out I assume.

 

[reeffreak]

this was a full load almost to the top thick as hell like 1/4 inch thick. All of it went in not a little bit

 

[reeffreak]

Skimmers going wild now just the wettest stuff I've ever seen, can't even dial it in its just wet all around.

 

[Thmh]

Just wet skim for a while it will be fine!

PEWPEW!

 

[reeffreak]

Cups full !! Lol this is gunna be a fun night, thanks for the quick responses guys.

 

[Thmh]

Maybe OD on Coral snow to pick up anything that has gone into your main tank.

PEWPEW!

 

[reeffreak]

If I had some on hand I would but unfortunately I don't :/

 

[J_T]

This is one of those times that doing too much will be worse than doing nothing!

If you use carbon, use some new stuff. Keep skimming, and it will clean up.

While you are skimming wet, keep an eye on your salinity of you use an ATO. It will start to change over the next day or so.

 

[reeffreak]

Awesome thanks for the info JT ... I will continue to skim wet and I don't have an ATO but will still keep an eye on salinity as I replace water.

 

[Darryl_V]

It happens to me from time to time too......I just skim wet for a day or two, pulling a cup really quick.

 

[Duke]

It happens to me from time to time too......I just skim wet for a day or two, pulling a cup really quick.

i've also done it a few times, no ill effects here other than hard skimming for a few days also.

 

[davesolo29]

same here.
it happens.

 

[reeffreak]

Perfect thanks boys !! Makes me feel a lot better that it's no big deal.

 

[Reef Hero]

Also happened to me twice..... Shouldn't be an issue as long as tank is mature.....
Just keep doing everything like you normally would but as mentioned your skimmer might skim extra for a bit because of the excess nutrients in the water. Do you see good PE on your corals...?? They might even be enjoying this long awaited feeding


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