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Poor Boy
Sat, 12th Dec 2015, 11:56 AM
Is this okay? Should i be cleaning the skimmer body? Does the skimmer need to be shielded from light?
Zack
Sat, 12th Dec 2015, 02:16 PM
I always had algae in my skimmer. Usually once every other month I'd go in with a soft pad and clean it out
Poor Boy
Sat, 12th Dec 2015, 03:01 PM
Algae? I was talking about alfea.


Thanks. Ill def give it a wipe down. You think light has anything to do with it? I have a led on 24/7 facing the sump.
Frogman
Sun, 13th Dec 2015, 08:15 AM
Algae? I was talking about alfea.


Thanks. Ill def give it a wipe down. You think light has anything to do with it? I have a led on 24/7 facing the sump.

Yes, I have the same issue. I put a piece of black plastic from an old broke overflow to see if it would stop the algae. It did. But the I had a harder time seeing my skimmer to clean it. So I junked it and just keep up with the maintenance. Most of my algae is corraline.


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