Ph probe/tiny bubbles leak??

dcforester1 · 09/24/2012, 08:59 PM

My calcium reactor was leaking the other night from the probe holder. Shut it down for the night and looked at it today. When I connected it it felt a little sticky where the wire goes in, I didn't think anything of it. I wrapped some tephlon around it and reinstalled it. I turned it up and I can smell rotten eggs. I figured it was the water that was left in the reactor for the night. Upon further review I noticed small bibles rising in the probe. I was wondering if my probe was actually leaking and not the holder? I was wondering if anyone had seen bubbles in the probe, and what is in the probe if it did leak in my tank. I have been running carbon and everything looks ok.

Thanks in advance

Derek

cherubfish pair · 09/24/2012, 09:19 PM

I don't think that's possible. Can you get a picture?

dcforester1 · 09/25/2012, 03:00 PM

I tossed it out. it was tiny bubbles flowing up. The tank looks fine. It looked like all the fluid was in the probe, but I'm not sure what was going on.

cherubfish pair · 09/25/2012, 10:05 PM

There should be some bubbles flowing up. This is CO2 gas.

09/24/2012, 08:59 PM	#1
dcforester1 Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Boston Posts: 468	Ph probe/tiny bubbles leak?? My calcium reactor was leaking the other night from the probe holder. Shut it down for the night and looked at it today. When I connected it it felt a little sticky where the wire goes in, I didn't think anything of it. I wrapped some tephlon around it and reinstalled it. I turned it up and I can smell rotten eggs. I figured it was the water that was left in the reactor for the night. Upon further review I noticed small bibles rising in the probe. I was wondering if my probe was actually leaking and not the holder? I was wondering if anyone had seen bubbles in the probe, and what is in the probe if it did leak in my tank. I have been running carbon and everything looks ok. Thanks in advance Derek

09/24/2012, 09:19 PM	#2
cherubfish pair Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Libby, Montana Posts: 7,061 Blog Entries: 1	I don't think that's possible. Can you get a picture? __________________ pairo chero Thanks for looking at my build thread and subscribe to it if you already haven't yet! Current Tank Info: thirty rimless

09/25/2012, 10:05 PM	#4
cherubfish pair Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Libby, Montana Posts: 7,061 Blog Entries: 1	There should be some bubbles flowing up. This is CO2 gas. __________________ pairo chero Thanks for looking at my build thread and subscribe to it if you already haven't yet! Current Tank Info: thirty rimless

09/25/2012, 03:00 PM	#3
dcforester1 Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Boston Posts: 468	I tossed it out. it was tiny bubbles flowing up. The tank looks fine. It looked like all the fluid was in the probe, but I'm not sure what was going on.