Skimmer over foaming after Milafix

 

Can you please have a word with your contacts @ D&D regarding a Deltec Skimmer MCE600 I’m having problems with.

 

Basically, my skimmer recently went wild after I put in melafix marine; it started pouring water into the skimmer cup at a rapid rate so I turned the skimmer off until the melafix settled down as I’ve heard the oils in melafix can sometimes do this. Previous to this I’ve had problems when I turn off the skimmer to empty the protein out of the skimmer cup and it will not turn back on.

 

I’ve cleaned the whole skimmer with water/vinegar mix as stated on their website and then rinsed it with RO water but this still didn’t solve the problem and one thing I’ve noticed which I noticed before was the impeller inside the pump is magnetised and when I put the impeller back into the pump unit it appears to be sticking to one side via magnetisation and is not sitting or spinning correctly. I’ve read up on this before being a fault with the impeller or pump but I cannot find a clear indication which one.

 

Can you please ask your friends @ D&D if the problem is with my impeller or pump or both and which one needs replacing as I’m reading to believe the pump is an old model as the new one sits in a ceramic surround instead of being positioned by the magnets. It’s been 3 days since the skimmer has been turned off and I’m also not too sure how long I can have this turned off without affecting the marine life. 

 

Thanks mate

Andy