Cleaning a CPR BakPak 2R...and now no skimmate

[WhiteCloud]

I was just wondering what the cleaning procedure should be for the CPR BakPak Skimmate cup. It had been producing 1/4 cup of skimmate per day, and I rinse it out with hot water. I took a look at it yesterday..and it smelled really bad and the waste was gunked up all over it..so I thought I would clean it more with a paper towel and get all the gunk off.

Now the skimmer is producing NO skimmate (for over 24 hrs) and I am having a HUGE microbubble problem in the tank. Should I NOT have cleaned the cup out at all and left the gunk in it? Or could something else be wrong with the setup. I removed the sponge in the 2R outlet about 2 weeks ago...and nitrates were getting a little high and I was nervous that it could be a "nitrate factory". I sure that is where SOME of the bubble are coming from..but it was not like that for the last 2 weeks.

Thanks for the help!

WC

 

[MarineFlake]

Give it a week..Can't explain why, but as long as the rest of the unit is fairly clean, it will start to skim again and the bubbles will fade. I have the same model and clean it from head to toe bout 2 times with the same results. Currently isnt skimming worth a flip, but mines old and I should porlly replace the pump. It'll settle back in.