Additives that may cause an overactive protein skimmer

[peterac]

I was told that adding something like erythromycin to my tank can cause an over-production of foam by my protein skimmer and subsequently a possible flood. Does anyone agree or disagree with this? What other additives may cause this problem?

Thanks,
Pete R.

 

[malkore]

not sure about meds. You shouldn't ever medicate the display tank anyways, as fish safe meds often aren't coral safe, or invert safe for that matter. some meds can actually kill off your bio-filter, though I know eurthyromycin is safe to FW bio-filtering bacteria.

stress coats, water conditions, slime coat enhancers...can all cause skimmers to suddenly over-produce, as they effect the surface tension, allowing bubbles to form more readily.

 

[cougaran]

What would you suggest then to remove the cholramines from the water?

 

[lreilly]

One with out aloe, that will do it too.

 

[cougaran]

Thats not an answer, i was looking for what brand? I know the stress coat has the aloe.

 

[peterac]

I know it is not ideal to add meds to the main. However, I have a large 450g tank with 380 lbs. of LR. I can not catch fish in this tank.

Does anyone else out there have a large tank like this - if so, what do you do???

I have tried to get answers and opions to this on this forum but I seem to get nowhere.

Is there another forum out there that is geared towards bigger tanks?

Thanks,
Pete R.

 

[Phyl]

One more thing that will cause an overactive skimmer is MelaFix. Whoah. Learned that one the hard way