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01/11/2009, 05:42 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: South East Virginia
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Running skimmer only at night...
Hi,
My stock JBJ 28 HQI air driven skimmer is, believe it or not, the micro bubble culprit in my tank. It skims reasonable well and I do weekly 1 gallon wc's to make up for any slack in its performance, but the bubbles are driving me nuts. Are there any known adverse effects to running a skimmer only at night? Any advice is appreciated. Thanks,
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Chuck H. Current Tank Info: Radion Powered Elos Midi mixed-reef in progress and 65 Undulate Trigger FOWLR species tank |
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01/11/2009, 05:52 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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25% water changes weekly, # 1 priority.
skimmer should run 24-7, SW left in a skimmer (or anything else) without circulation for a duratin of an hour or more, bacteria starts to die off increasing N03... to reduce microbubbles, run slightly hot tap water through the skimmer to remove manufactureres residue...
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GIVE A MAN A FISH, YOU FEED HIM FOR A DAY. TEACH A MAN TO FISH, HE FEEDS HIMSELF FOR LIFE. (NEVER, underestimate another man's greed) Current Tank Info: SPS dominated barebottom display with BB sump since 2005, most consistant parameters in 19+ years of reefkeeping. |
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01/11/2009, 06:28 PM
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ok, i have a tank that has been up over a year now, and i still have issues with bubbles from my deltec ap600, any idea if this would work with my tank?
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