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10/14/2006, 11:50 AM
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Micro bubbles with MRC-2/mrc sump
I am running a mr-2 skimmer with a mag-24 in a mrc reef sump. The main tank is a 120g AGA with megaflows. Between the skimmer and the stand pipes I an getting an overwhelming amount of micro bubbles. Any help would be great...
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10/14/2006, 12:10 PM
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Do you have a valve on your return so you can throttle it back?
Most experts only recommend 3x-5x flow through the sump for this very reason.
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10/14/2006, 12:40 PM
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yes ,I have ball valves on both . my return pumps (2) are mag 9.5 and the head is 6 ft so I am pushing about 1250 gph. If I remove the stand pipes and regulate the water with the ball valves I get less bubbles but it's not very safe... ???
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