May not be nano bubbles but I think it is doing something

[BryanCaruso]

Tonight is my second night using "tiny" bubbles and I think I am already seeing results. I am using a reef octopus skimmer pump and the output directly on a piece of live rock. To me it seems as if this breaks up larger bubbles immediately maybe not??? Anyway then I have my return pump propped up on said rock so it sucks up the smallest bubbles right away and the larger bubbles float to the top. Once in the display one return nozzle is pointed directly at a power head further chopping up bubbles and the other nozzle is pointed at mp 40. May not be "nano bubbles" but my method appears to be getting positive results and only my second night doing it.

 

[TanksDad13]

Tonight is my second night using "tiny" bubbles and I think I am already seeing results. I am using a reef octopus skimmer pump and the output directly on a piece of live rock. To me it seems as if this breaks up larger bubbles immediately maybe not??? Anyway then I have my return pump propped up on said rock so it sucks up the smallest bubbles right away and the larger bubbles float to the top. Once in the display one return nozzle is pointed directly at a power head further chopping up bubbles and the other nozzle is pointed at mp 40. May not be "nano bubbles" but my method appears to be getting positive results and only my second night doing it.

There are debates PAGES long on the other site about this. Be interesting to see how your tank fares! Do you only do this at night?


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[BryanCaruso]

Yeah I read all of the pages. And yes just at night. All I know is the cyano in the sand bed was way less after the end of the photo period after just one night of doing it.

 

[Pife]

Yeah I read all of the pages. And yes just at night. All I know is the cyano in the sand bed was way less after the end of the photo period after just one night of doing it.

Are your nutrients still down?

 

[BryanCaruso]

I didnt test yesterday but will do so here in a few. Yeah like all those pages on the other forum people may argue placebo effect but not only less cyano but one particular coral nookies cookies for the first time getting a new base

 

[BryanCaruso]

I would say mostly in check. Got a reading of .049

 

[frogspawn74]

I haven't had cyano in years until just resently. I had one friend say something about the Midwest barametric pressure. Don't know anything about that. But I did notice all of my powerheads were not running at normal flow. I am a strong believer if you think you have enough flow you need more.... that being said I started soaking all pumps to increase flow rates once again. I will not do anything else. Increasing flow increase oxygen. Will report back ina few weeks. Every tank I've seen cyano in I've felt we're less than ideal for flow/circulation conditions.
High nutrient and po4 doesn't help either.

 

[BryanCaruso]

I have two mp40 + a 1500 gph in a 65 gallon tank 36x18x24 deff not a flow issue and the mps are crankin

 

[BryanCaruso]

I vinegar bath the power heads and skimmer pump and return pump every two weeks with the water change

 

[frogspawn74]

I have two mp40 + a 1500 gph in a 65 gallon tank 36x18x24 deff not a flow issue and the mps are crankin

Are you running a fuge on this system? If so at 1500 gph on a 60g system ever wonder if it's doing anything. Doesn't sound like any dwell time. I could be wrong on this, I'm a little old school.
If not a fuge and running a clean sump with skimmer only it's a nutrient issue or lack of bacteria to compete with the cyano.

May not be related but are you vinegar dosing? How well are you cleaning off your pumps every 2 weeks? Seems a little excessive very 2 weeks. Please don't take offense to this. I've read several of your posts in the past and you seem to try a lot of stuff fast. Nothing good comes fast in this hobby. Change one thing at a time and wait several weeks to see if any change.
Im no cyano expert. In fact other than when I first got in the hobby 17 years ago I haven't had cyano since then. Battling it myself. Only change I am making is interior flow from power heads for now. I also believe it's related to some coral die off. Had some nasty alk issues and lost some sections of acros that I'm sure caused an imbalance in nutrients.

 

[BryanCaruso]

It is a total of 3 powerheads 2 mp 40s and a korallia. I have Mag 5 for return pump. No fuge. Not vinegar dosing. I add micobacter7 on a regular basis. Every water change throw power heads and wet sides in with the skimmer of warm vinegar water maybe a hour