adding micro bubbles

marinelife · 07/03/2016, 01:32 PM

For those of you adding micro bubbles to your tank, how are you doing it? how long each day/week do you do it?

Pictures would be great!

thegrun · 07/03/2016, 06:21 PM

Honestly if you are running a skimmer I just don't see a reason to add mico bubbles. That said most of those using them run it at night 3-4 times a week.

eder10986 · 07/03/2016, 06:24 PM

I run a skimmer in my sump, and also a $10 air pump with an air stone in my return compartment. Why not. No one can see it. Figure it doesn't hurt

Any comments...?

marinelife · 07/08/2016, 11:35 AM

From what I can find, The bubble should run hours a night. Start with just an hour at night for a first few weeks

BlackTip · 07/08/2016, 12:29 PM

I started introducing micro bubbles to my tank 5 weeks ago. I used two wooden air stones each one is positioned in front of a return pump (I have two). The air pump is turned on for 6 hours early morning.

My goals are to increase oxygen and PH, and act as a backup if the skimmer broke down. I was away for 3 weeks and my tank has a glass cover.

I didn't see any difference in PH.

marinelife · 07/08/2016, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlackTip

I started introducing micro bubbles to my tank 5 weeks ago. I used two wooden air stones each one is positioned in front of a return pump (I have two). The air pump is turned on for 6 hours early morning.

My goals are to increase oxygen and PH, and act as a backup if the skimmer broke down. I was away for 3 weeks and my tank has a glass cover.

I didn't see any difference in PH.

Do you have the air stones at the output or input of the return pump?

BlackTip · 07/08/2016, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marinelife

Do you have the air stones at the output or input of the return pump?

They are submersible pumps. The airstones are located in front of the input.

Animagus · 07/08/2016, 01:16 PM

You could just get yourself a power head that has a venturi feature on it and hook this up in your DT somewhere. Plug it into a timer and you should be set.

mokeyz · 07/11/2016, 12:13 PM

Red Sea Reefer 450, Vectra pump. Mixed tank, mostly LPS and softys.

I just started last night - ran 9 hours with an airstone in front the of pump intake.

I have lime green cyano in the display tank and red cyan in the sump/refugium.

First results: this morning some of the green cyano floating around. (yay). Green bubble tip that has been under a rock and hardly open has moved to the top of the rock and tentacles are significantly bigger. (also yay)

More info as the days/weeks go by.

Jbsoccer06 · 07/11/2016, 07:28 PM

I run it for a couple hrs each night once the lights r off. I've seen better polyp extension and healthy looking corals with it.

marinelife · 07/11/2016, 07:33 PM

I am working getting the right amount of bubbles without freaking out my return pump.

Jbsoccer06 · 07/11/2016, 07:57 PM

Just set up a bubbler on a time for a couple hrs at night and forget about it lol

BlueMoonFox · 07/11/2016, 08:11 PM

I have a woodstone under a power head with the air pump on a timer. It turns on from 0000-0200. Everything looks much happier and cleaner than without.

marinelife · 07/11/2016, 08:21 PM

I was thinking of moving my airstone to the tank and get it under a powerhead because my return splits off so not all the bubble are making it to the display.

marinelife · 07/14/2016, 06:31 PM

Can anyone post pictures of how their tanks look with the bubbles?
Just wondered what we are going for.

Remy LeBeau · 07/14/2016, 06:51 PM

Here's a picture/avatar of one of my older tanks and the bubbles. This picture was probably taken somewhere around 2007. I wasn't using the bubbles to scrub the tank in any way, I just liked the way they looked. The power heads on both sides were placed so close to the waters edge that every 30 seconds or so a burst of bubbles would shoot out. If I wanted it to stop all I had to do was submerge the pumps a little more.

07/03/2016, 01:32 PM	#1
marinelife Registered Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Union, Ohio, USA Posts: 6,590	adding micro bubbles For those of you adding micro bubbles to your tank, how are you doing it? how long each day/week do you do it? Pictures would be great! __________________ I'm a SaltGeek are You? All LED since 2010. Current Tank Info: 375 Gallon Reef with siporax, all LED lighting, and Red Dragon 3 and Abyzz A200 on 2 closed loops.

07/08/2016, 11:35 AM	#4
marinelife Registered Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Union, Ohio, USA Posts: 6,590	From what I can find, The bubble should run hours a night. Start with just an hour at night for a first few weeks __________________ I'm a SaltGeek are You? All LED since 2010. Current Tank Info: 375 Gallon Reef with siporax, all LED lighting, and Red Dragon 3 and Abyzz A200 on 2 closed loops.

07/08/2016, 12:29 PM	#5
BlackTip Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 1,598	I started introducing micro bubbles to my tank 5 weeks ago. I used two wooden air stones each one is positioned in front of a return pump (I have two). The air pump is turned on for 6 hours early morning. My goals are to increase oxygen and PH, and act as a backup if the skimmer broke down. I was away for 3 weeks and my tank has a glass cover. I didn't see any difference in PH. __________________ 325G DT. 100G sump. In-sump refugium. SRO-5000SSS. 2 Gyres 150. 2 Water Blaster HY-5000. 2 Razor 320W. Apex Gold. MR2 GFO. 2 800W Heaters. Tunze Osmolater. 2 20g-long QT tanks. Geo 624 CA. 80W UV

07/11/2016, 07:28 PM	#10
Jbsoccer06 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Jacksonville, fl Posts: 39	I run it for a couple hrs each night once the lights r off. I've seen better polyp extension and healthy looking corals with it. __________________ 56 Column - Reef Octopus BH-100f skimmer - Reefbreeder Photon 24 Led lights - Voyager 3 PH - Korilia 750 PH - 200watt Jäger heater. Current Tank Info: 180g star fire

07/11/2016, 07:33 PM	#11
marinelife Registered Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Union, Ohio, USA Posts: 6,590	I am working getting the right amount of bubbles without freaking out my return pump. __________________ I'm a SaltGeek are You? All LED since 2010. Current Tank Info: 375 Gallon Reef with siporax, all LED lighting, and Red Dragon 3 and Abyzz A200 on 2 closed loops.

07/03/2016, 06:21 PM	#2
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	Honestly if you are running a skimmer I just don't see a reason to add mico bubbles. That said most of those using them run it at night 3-4 times a week.

07/03/2016, 06:24 PM	#3
eder10986 Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 504	I run a skimmer in my sump, and also a $10 air pump with an air stone in my return compartment. Why not. No one can see it. Figure it doesn't hurt Any comments...?

07/08/2016, 01:16 PM	#8
Animagus Moved On Join Date: May 2016 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 296	You could just get yourself a power head that has a venturi feature on it and hook this up in your DT somewhere. Plug it into a timer and you should be set.

07/11/2016, 12:13 PM	#9
mokeyz Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 371	Red Sea Reefer 450, Vectra pump. Mixed tank, mostly LPS and softys. I just started last night - ran 9 hours with an airstone in front the of pump intake. I have lime green cyano in the display tank and red cyan in the sump/refugium. First results: this morning some of the green cyano floating around. (yay). Green bubble tip that has been under a rock and hardly open has moved to the top of the rock and tentacles are significantly bigger. (also yay) More info as the days/weeks go by.

07/11/2016, 07:57 PM	#12
Jbsoccer06 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Jacksonville, fl Posts: 39	Just set up a bubbler on a time for a couple hrs at night and forget about it lol __________________ 56 Column - Reef Octopus BH-100f skimmer - Reefbreeder Photon 24 Led lights - Voyager 3 PH - Korilia 750 PH - 200watt Jäger heater. Current Tank Info: 180g star fire

07/11/2016, 08:11 PM	#13
BlueMoonFox Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 113	I have a woodstone under a power head with the air pump on a timer. It turns on from 0000-0200. Everything looks much happier and cleaner than without.

07/11/2016, 08:21 PM	#14
marinelife Registered Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Union, Ohio, USA Posts: 6,590	I was thinking of moving my airstone to the tank and get it under a powerhead because my return splits off so not all the bubble are making it to the display. __________________ I'm a SaltGeek are You? All LED since 2010. Current Tank Info: 375 Gallon Reef with siporax, all LED lighting, and Red Dragon 3 and Abyzz A200 on 2 closed loops.

07/14/2016, 06:31 PM	#15
marinelife Registered Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Union, Ohio, USA Posts: 6,590	Can anyone post pictures of how their tanks look with the bubbles? Just wondered what we are going for. __________________ I'm a SaltGeek are You? All LED since 2010. Current Tank Info: 375 Gallon Reef with siporax, all LED lighting, and Red Dragon 3 and Abyzz A200 on 2 closed loops.

07/14/2016, 06:51 PM	#16
Remy LeBeau Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 70	Here's a picture/avatar of one of my older tanks and the bubbles. This picture was probably taken somewhere around 2007. I wasn't using the bubbles to scrub the tank in any way, I just liked the way they looked. The power heads on both sides were placed so close to the waters edge that every 30 seconds or so a burst of bubbles would shoot out. If I wanted it to stop all I had to do was submerge the pumps a little more.