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Originally Posted by biecacka

It is interesting to be because they go crazy with clean socks. The chamber is in an area that water level cannot be sustained at a height that changes without sock. I attribute it to maybe a sudden "gushing" of water towards the pump until it settles with a new sock put on. However it overflowed today which is why I ask. I am paying very close attention as I am still trying to find that sweet spot on my skimmer.

Corey

Not sure how you wash your socks but I use bleach and do it in the washing machine with an extra rinse cycle and a pre wash cycle. I also turn the socks inside out when they go into the wash to help get the waste out of them. New or clean socks can change the surface tension in the water which can have a direct impact on the skimmer. In my setup, I don't have any issues when I change my socks but I don't run my skimmer all that wet either. The wetter you run the skimmer, the great the chance of it overflowing. Finding the balance that works best it the tricking part. Especially when we try to judge our skimmers performance based on how much we see in the collection cup. I've learned that if my skimmer is running consistenly and always pulling out some skimmate, it's not how much it pulls out but instead the quality of what it pulls out.