Break-In Period for HOB Skimmer?

[+C Lo Slice]

I purchased an AquaC Remora Skimmer (that a lot of you guys helped me on) maybe three weeks ago. I took it off the tank last weekend to do my normal water change and skimmer cleaning. Well, Monday evening, I set up a siphon from my Homer Bucket of fresh saltwater going into the tank after taking out 5 gallons of old water. My mother called me over to her house to help with something right after I set up the siphon. So I left, went to her house for about two hours, then came home to about 15 gallons of water going from the tank in the living room into the kitchen. I forgot to take out the circulation pump (Koralia 3) from the bucket. So what I believe happened was the pump knocked the airline tubing out of the bucket, it landed on the floor, then probably reversed the suction due to gravity, causing water from the tank to be pumped out onto the floor. I got everything cleaned up and the water level in the tank back to normal, but my skimmer has been off for a week now. Is there going to be a new break-in period for it now? It really isn't a big deal if so, but I was just wondering if it only applied to brand new skimmers, or if it also applied to any skimmer that hasn't been run for awhile.

[Aqua-Dome]

Don't look at it from a "I need to have it at the perfect setting" standpoint - restarting a skimmer after a week, doing water changes, dosing supplements, even feeding may cause your skimmer to act differently. Just keep an eye on it and adjust it, mostly making sure its not foaming into the cup too rapidly.