Micro bubbles from megaflow overflow, someone help me please!!!

esoper

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Hi everybody, Ive been a member to this site from awhile but this is my first post. I usually search around the site for answers before asking a question but I couldnt find any links to this one so here I am begging for some help. I have had a 55 gallon mixed reef tank for two years now and decided to upgrade. Now I am setting up a 95 gallon wave tank, Reef Ready with one megaflow overflow and a custom 35 gallon sump that I built. The tank has been set up and cycling for six months now with no issues until I did a 20 gallon water change last week, getting ready to transfer everything from my 55 gallon. Anyway after I did the water change I have had a constant cascade of microbubbles flowing out of my overflow into my sump, there are so many that they are making it through my bubble trap and back into the display, I didnt have this problem before and now I cant get it to stop. Tried sliding the adjustable inlet up and down with no avail. Any suggestions on what could be going on???

Oh yeah before I forget Iam using a maxi jet 4500 return pump with flexible hoses for my return and drain, with a ball valve on the drain.
 
Have you added anything like Red slime remover?
Are all your water prams good?
Change type of salt mixes?
 
Is the water draining through a durso? Can you post a picture of the sump? Do you use a filter sock to treat the incoming water?
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14744544#post14744544 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by PRDubois
Have you added anything like Red slime remover?
Are all your water prams good?
Change type of salt mixes?

My water parameters are all excellent and no I havent added any new additives or salt mixes!!!
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14745746#post14745746 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Percula9
Is the water draining through a durso? Can you post a picture of the sump? Do you use a filter sock to treat the incoming water?

Im not sure what a durso is?? No I dont use a filter sock over the drain I use filter bags in the water flow. But here is some pictures of my sump and overflow, there not the greatest pics cause my camera is kind of crappy but hopefully they will give somebody a better I dea of what my problem is, cause im baffled!!




 
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