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Protein SkimmerI just received my new protein skimmer, and it has been running for the last couple of days without making any foam, is this normal?

April 26, 2017Couple days foam protein received running skimmer

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Protein SkimmerI just received my new protein skimmer, and it has been running for the last couple of days without making any foam, is this normal?

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New protein skimmers will take up to two weeks to break in and produce skimmate, as new protein skimmers may still have residue from production oils. We recommend that you thoroughly rinse the protein skimmer in warm water to remove any residue from production oils prior to using the skimmer.