Help Please Skimmer gone crazy

[Mxhonda801]

Heya all Iam haveing some mojor problems with my skimmer.That being said its an octopus BH100 Hob was working fine yester day I shut it off to clean it up till then it was working fine.I put every thing back as it was now it is blowing tons of micro bubbles back into the tank I have no clue why it would all of a sudden do this>I let it run lastnight and this morning the collection cup had nothing at all in it.The thing just doest look right while its running the water in the skimmer itself just seems to have more bubbles than befor I could send pix if that would help but man iam frustrated BIGTIME this skimmer isnt old at all does anyone have any suggestion? The only thing i can think of is something with the pump but it sounds fine when it is running

[Phishy]

needs to be adjusted, it is clean and operating different, mine changes after cleaing and overtime

[Mxhonda801]

This skimmer really doesnt have any adjustments I can see It didnt even do this when it was new man this sucks my fish are lookin alittle more stressed than Iam. Iam about to go just get a good sump skimmer and be done with it but really dont want to burn up 200 bucks for nothing geeze

[Loverotties]

Clean the nozzle.

[Hop]

An in sump skimmer is not going to make anything easier. The HOB octo is a great skimmer, you just have to learn how these things work. Each skimmer has adjustments. With an HOB it is usually up and down with the cup and open shut with the air. Also after cleaning, you have washed away the slime coat that built up, so you just need to give it a few days to build back up.

So make mental note of what you do to fix the problem, so next time it's an easy fix

[Mxhonda801]

Thanks for the help and what exactly is the nozzel i should clean out is that in the pump itself?

[Mxhonda801]

Ok skimmer has been going all day now iam seeing big bubbles as well in the chamber itself is this normal or has i screwed up something while cleaning this thing ? Plus someone said i should clean the nozzle not sure where that would be located can I get alittle help this thing is getting on my nerve lol it has been fine for day one now its being a pain

[tufacody]

Could be that something in the water is breaking up the surface tension. Hand cremes, lotions, and crap like that can really affect a skimmer. Even oils from your hand.

[DarthOcellaris]

is the water level in the tank the same now as it was prior to your working on the tank?

That might have something to do with it.