Micro Bubbles

dustybuddy · 04/24/2006, 09:30 PM

How to get rid of them?

affan · 04/24/2006, 09:32 PM

go pop pop pop

dustybuddy · 04/26/2006, 07:12 PM

BUMP...why wont anyone help me.....i have another question as well. if tons of bubbles come out of my sand when its stirred. does that mean oxygen level is too high??

t-dizzle · 04/26/2006, 10:56 PM

dustybuddy, do you have a new skimmer? Most skimmers put out a lot of microbubbles until they get broken in--I know mine sure did. You can try attaching a block of filter foam to your skimmer's output (or whatever the source of your microbubbles is). HTH

T./

reefNetWork · 04/27/2006, 12:02 AM

yeah i have micro bubbles in my tank too. but its only sometimes. i set the tank up 2 days ago and i get micro bubbles that come and go. one sec they are there then one second gone. i have a deltec hlp 4745 pump. no skimmer yet. what could be making these micro bubbles? maybe a leak?

das75 · 04/27/2006, 12:35 AM

Was getting micro bubbles in display. Seemed more from water returning to basement sump causing the bubbles, they then were making past the baffles and being pumped back to display. Made bubble trap (pail with holes on bottom) but putting 100 micron filter socks over overflow outlets made the huge difference.

Only a little appear from the skimmer (ASM G3 w/gate valve) and baffles get most of those.

04/24/2006, 09:30 PM	#1
dustybuddy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 242	Micro Bubbles How to get rid of them?

04/26/2006, 10:56 PM	#4
t-dizzle Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 158	dustybuddy, do you have a new skimmer? Most skimmers put out a lot of microbubbles until they get broken in--I know mine sure did. You can try attaching a block of filter foam to your skimmer's output (or whatever the source of your microbubbles is). HTH T./ __________________ "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known." - Carl Sagan Visit my gallery to see my tank evolve from bare glass into a beautiful reef! Current Tank Info: 26 bowfront w/ 40 lbs. Fiji LR, 40 lbs. sand, Remora, 2 MJ1200 PHs, 65w dual daylight/65w dual actinic/moonlight, various snails, 2 ocellaris clowns, 1 diamond goby, 1 skunk cleaner shrimp, and a bunch of softies, mushrooms and zoos slowly moving in!

04/27/2006, 12:02 AM	#5
reefNetWork Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 365	yeah i have micro bubbles in my tank too. but its only sometimes. i set the tank up 2 days ago and i get micro bubbles that come and go. one sec they are there then one second gone. i have a deltec hlp 4745 pump. no skimmer yet. what could be making these micro bubbles? maybe a leak? __________________ William Current Tank Info: 80 gallon reef. 20 Gallon Sump. Little Giant MDQX - SC Pump. ASM G1x skimmer. 4x96 watt 50/50 PCs

04/24/2006, 09:32 PM	#2
affan Moved On Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: From NYC, currently serving time in Hattiesburg, MS Posts: 1,125	go pop pop pop

04/26/2006, 07:12 PM	#3
dustybuddy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 242	BUMP...why wont anyone help me.....i have another question as well. if tons of bubbles come out of my sand when its stirred. does that mean oxygen level is too high??

04/27/2006, 12:35 AM	#6
das75 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmonton AB Posts: 2,269	Was getting micro bubbles in display. Seemed more from water returning to basement sump causing the bubbles, they then were making past the baffles and being pumped back to display. Made bubble trap (pail with holes on bottom) but putting 100 micron filter socks over overflow outlets made the huge difference. Only a little appear from the skimmer (ASM G3 w/gate valve) and baffles get most of those.