etss reef devil, lots of bubbles in display.

BrassMonkey · 10/14/2009, 08:17 AM

just purchased a used etss reef devil and the amount of bubbles it puts in the sump and display is crazy. im running it with a quietone 3000. it replaced a errs100 because i think the rs100 was to big. the cup would just turn brown and stop skimming after a day or to. i was hoping the more narrow reef devil wouldnt do that .

PGUY1 · 10/14/2009, 10:12 AM

Mine put out a lot of bubbles during break-in. Also, having the discharge exit at the surface of the water with the black foam sleeve around it will help. I ultimately did not have room for that so I just have it exiting underwater after the gate valve and have a block of foam in my baffles before the water reaches the return pump. In addition, a constant water level is a must because once you are dialing it in, turning that gate valve just a tiny bit will change your skimming quite a bit....If that sucking sound from the intake is getting on your nerves, let me know; I've got a fix for that.

suthrnmn · 10/14/2009, 05:23 PM

i had to add 2 extra bubble traps in my sump....just get some plexi from the big box and some silicone and diy it...it solved my problem and im really toning some flow thru a 75g sump.

10/14/2009, 08:17 AM	#1
BrassMonkey Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Palm Beach Posts: 950	etss reef devil, lots of bubbles in display. just purchased a used etss reef devil and the amount of bubbles it puts in the sump and display is crazy. im running it with a quietone 3000. it replaced a errs100 because i think the rs100 was to big. the cup would just turn brown and stop skimming after a day or to. i was hoping the more narrow reef devil wouldnt do that .

10/14/2009, 10:12 AM	#2
PGUY1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: WILMINGTON, NC Posts: 208	Mine put out a lot of bubbles during break-in. Also, having the discharge exit at the surface of the water with the black foam sleeve around it will help. I ultimately did not have room for that so I just have it exiting underwater after the gate valve and have a block of foam in my baffles before the water reaches the return pump. In addition, a constant water level is a must because once you are dialing it in, turning that gate valve just a tiny bit will change your skimming quite a bit....If that sucking sound from the intake is getting on your nerves, let me know; I've got a fix for that.

10/14/2009, 05:23 PM	#3
suthrnmn Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: N.C. USA Posts: 286	i had to add 2 extra bubble traps in my sump....just get some plexi from the big box and some silicone and diy it...it solved my problem and im really toning some flow thru a 75g sump.