Microbubbles probelm with new skimmer

fmelindy · 10/28/2009, 06:08 PM

Just purchased this Eshopps psk-100h HOB skimmer for use on my 50 gallon (lightly stocked so far, only 3 yellow tail damsels and a very small yellow tang, but tons of sps corals) and well, really I have two issues. One is I'm only getting soda fizz in the neck and no skimmate and the other is microbubbles - lots of em. Have had it on the tank for about a week now and neither problem seems to be in the process of resolving itself. One of the problems is that I don't seem to be able to put on the foam on the outlet all the way up without the skimmer overflowing itself, I'm pretty sure that would stop a lot of the microbubbles but only half on it's only half effective. Any ideas?

I also posted this in the eshopps support forum - I hope there are no issues with this. This forum seems to get a lot more views.

Fig · 10/28/2009, 06:22 PM

It should stop once broke in. I have a DeltecMCE 600 and it took over a month for the micro bubbles to go away.

fmelindy · 10/28/2009, 06:33 PM

really? wow, that's a long time. In the meantime, these microbubbles p**s off my corals big-time. I am a bit worried because of all else I've read about these skimmers, nobody else seems to have had a problem with microbubbles.

Fig · 10/28/2009, 07:17 PM

Yeah, tell me about it. Just run the skimmer at night if it really bugs you. I about sent my Deltec back after 3 weeks of micro-bubbles but then it got better to none at all.

eshoppsinc · 11/24/2009, 12:16 PM

i say give it two weeks once it broke in and the bubbles should start go away.

10/28/2009, 06:08 PM	#1
fmelindy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: St. John's, NL, Canada Posts: 116	Microbubbles probelm with new skimmer Just purchased this Eshopps psk-100h HOB skimmer for use on my 50 gallon (lightly stocked so far, only 3 yellow tail damsels and a very small yellow tang, but tons of sps corals) and well, really I have two issues. One is I'm only getting soda fizz in the neck and no skimmate and the other is microbubbles - lots of em. Have had it on the tank for about a week now and neither problem seems to be in the process of resolving itself. One of the problems is that I don't seem to be able to put on the foam on the outlet all the way up without the skimmer overflowing itself, I'm pretty sure that would stop a lot of the microbubbles but only half on it's only half effective. Any ideas? I also posted this in the eshopps support forum - I hope there are no issues with this. This forum seems to get a lot more views.

10/28/2009, 06:22 PM	#2
Fig Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Iowa Posts: 817	It should stop once broke in. I have a DeltecMCE 600 and it took over a month for the micro bubbles to go away. Last edited by Fig; 10/28/2009 at 06:22 PM. Reason: spelling

10/28/2009, 06:33 PM	#3
fmelindy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: St. John's, NL, Canada Posts: 116	really? wow, that's a long time. In the meantime, these microbubbles p**s off my corals big-time. I am a bit worried because of all else I've read about these skimmers, nobody else seems to have had a problem with microbubbles.

10/28/2009, 07:17 PM	#4
Fig Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Iowa Posts: 817	Yeah, tell me about it. Just run the skimmer at night if it really bugs you. I about sent my Deltec back after 3 weeks of micro-bubbles but then it got better to none at all.

11/24/2009, 12:16 PM	#5
eshoppsinc Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: So Cal. Posts: 48	i say give it two weeks once it broke in and the bubbles should start go away.