Micro bubbles

gareth.hubbarde · 05/02/2019, 05:22 AM

Hi, my skimmer is running, has been going for a while now, seems to be skimming OK foam spilling into collecting cup. The only issue is the amount of tiny bubbles going into the tank. It's not a huge issue but is it a problem for my tank? It's a 80 gallon fowlr tank. The skimmer is a tmc v2 skim 500 it's a hang on skimmer as I don't have a sump.

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gareth.hubbarde · 05/02/2019, 05:26 AM

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Originally Posted by gareth.hubbarde

Hi, my skimmer is running, has been going for a while now, seems to be skimming OK foam spilling into collecting cup. The only issue is the amount of tiny bubbles going into the tank. It's not a huge issue but is it a problem for my tank? It's a 80 gallon fowlr tank. The skimmer is a tmc v2 skim 500 it's a hang on skimmer as I don't have a sump.

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Forgot my tank details.

New aquarium

300l (80g) juwel rio

40kg sand

40kg live rock

Tmc v2 skim 500 compact hob skimmer

1000lph filter pump

Filter floss

Carbon

2 x 2800 lph circulation pumps (fluval sea 3, hydor koralia 3200)

1 black sailfin blenny

1 purple firefish

1 one spot Foxface

2 percula clowns (pair)

1 kole tang

1 strawberry conch

5 nassarius snails

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j.falk · 05/02/2019, 05:42 AM

Not sure how long your tank has been set up, but most skimmers take about 2 weeks to fully break in before the micro bubbles start to disappear.

mcgyvr · 05/02/2019, 06:41 AM

Clean your glass man

gareth.hubbarde · 05/02/2019, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by mcgyvr

Clean your glass man

That's the back of the tank, can't get to it, can't move half a tonne.

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mcgyvr · 05/02/2019, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by gareth.hubbarde

That's the back of the tank, can't get to it, can't move half a tonne.

unacceptable

Surely you can wrap a towel on a stick or something..

gareth.hubbarde · 05/02/2019, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by mcgyvr

unacceptable

Surely you can wrap a towel on a stick or something..

Good point, will get the ladder out and do it, just for you

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mcgyvr · 05/02/2019, 08:01 AM

Uncle99 · 05/02/2019, 09:27 AM

Use any epoxy in the last few days?
Some create millions of bubbles for days...

05/02/2019, 05:22 AM	#1
gareth.hubbarde Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 719	Micro bubbles Hi, my skimmer is running, has been going for a while now, seems to be skimming OK foam spilling into collecting cup. The only issue is the amount of tiny bubbles going into the tank. It's not a huge issue but is it a problem for my tank? It's a 80 gallon fowlr tank. The skimmer is a tmc v2 skim 500 it's a hang on skimmer as I don't have a sump. Sent from my CLT-L09 using Tapatalk

05/02/2019, 06:41 AM	#4
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Clean your glass man __________________ Who me?

05/02/2019, 08:01 AM	#8
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	__________________ Who me?

05/02/2019, 05:42 AM	#3
j.falk Registered Member Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 632	Not sure how long your tank has been set up, but most skimmers take about 2 weeks to fully break in before the micro bubbles start to disappear.

05/02/2019, 09:27 AM	#9
Uncle99 Crab Free Zone Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,906	Use any epoxy in the last few days? Some create millions of bubbles for days...