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HI iam new to the hobby and have had my tank runnign for about 5 months now i have had fish in it for about 2 months 1 clown, i angel fish and a dog faced puffer the puff was added about 3 days ago. my protien skimmer doesnt seem to be doing anything besides moving and filtering water there is no film inside the collection cup , there is no film ontop of the water i just dont understand why its not doing anything? has the fish not been in there long enough? or is it not working right? I can see bubbles inside the skimmer but nothign major

Do you know how a protein skimmer works?

I have attached a link for you, which explains how a protein skimmer works and also has a few answers for why your protein skimmer has no foam. There are six different possibilities, and one is that your tank may be too new to have organic compounds. Read through those possibilities and try to fix anything you can. Your tank may not be fully cycled yet, especially since you recently added your puffer. I would say your protein skimmer is doing it's job to the best of its ability.

Hope the link helps.
Protein skimmer information

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