bubbles?

robcur · 09/05/2006, 08:41 PM

Hi

I have a new tank set up with 100 lbs of live rock, 60lbs of sand lights off every thing is running well about a week. but i have tons of bubbles sticking to the back of my tank is this normal. I also have been running my skimmer for 3 days but it is not producing any bubbles should I have this on or off during cycle period. rock has been cured for 4 weeks.

thanks

sir_dudeguy · 09/05/2006, 08:48 PM

perfectly normal. Whenever i buy a new tank or use one that hasnt been used for a while i find that theres always a ton of bubbles sticking to the glass. I call it the tank break in

As for the skimmer...give it a week. All skimmers need a break in period, which generally takes about a week. It will be making a lot of bubbles in the tank right now probably, which will also get cut back once the skimmer starts working right.

just give it time
hth
mike

drummereef · 09/05/2006, 08:48 PM

It's very normal. Until everything slimes over in the tank you will have bubbles. And might have some after that too. The skimmer should start kicking in soon. What skimmer is it? It takes a while for them to go through their break-in period.

drummereef · 09/05/2006, 08:49 PM

We said almost the exact same thing at literally the SAME time!!! Hilarious!

robcur · 09/05/2006, 09:05 PM

thanks for the info . skimmer is euro-reef rs100

sir_dudeguy · 09/05/2006, 09:06 PM

lol yep

that seems to happen to me quite often lol. I just forgot the slime coating part...but ya, i'm pretty sure that IS what causes the bubbles to go away. I dont know of anything else that would...

09/05/2006, 08:41 PM	#1
robcur Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 20	bubbles? Hi I have a new tank set up with 100 lbs of live rock, 60lbs of sand lights off every thing is running well about a week. but i have tons of bubbles sticking to the back of my tank is this normal. I also have been running my skimmer for 3 days but it is not producing any bubbles should I have this on or off during cycle period. rock has been cured for 4 weeks. thanks

09/05/2006, 08:48 PM	#2
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	perfectly normal. Whenever i buy a new tank or use one that hasnt been used for a while i find that theres always a ton of bubbles sticking to the glass. I call it the tank break in As for the skimmer...give it a week. All skimmers need a break in period, which generally takes about a week. It will be making a lot of bubbles in the tank right now probably, which will also get cut back once the skimmer starts working right. just give it time hth mike __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

09/05/2006, 09:06 PM	#6
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	lol yep that seems to happen to me quite often lol. I just forgot the slime coating part...but ya, i'm pretty sure that IS what causes the bubbles to go away. I dont know of anything else that would... __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

09/05/2006, 08:48 PM	#3
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	It's very normal. Until everything slimes over in the tank you will have bubbles. And might have some after that too. The skimmer should start kicking in soon. What skimmer is it? It takes a while for them to go through their break-in period.

09/05/2006, 08:49 PM	#4
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	We said almost the exact same thing at literally the SAME time!!! Hilarious!

09/05/2006, 09:05 PM	#5
robcur Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 20	thanks for the info . skimmer is euro-reef rs100