Micro Bubbles
- Thread starter KingSpade
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thereefmaster
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Perhaps your sump, check your bubble traps.
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Nate
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Nate
outta names
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Not sure what is causing yours but I had them because of the size of my pump/sump. I have a large pump in a small sump and before the bubbles could dissapate they were getting sucked back into the tank. I added some sponges between my baffles and it helped me, but they are just something else to have to clean.
I had the same problem with one of my tanks. Turned out I didn't glue the PVC well enough, air was being sucked into the join creating a "venturi like" issue. Pulled out all my plumbing and started all over.
Hopefully it isn't this. Definately a lot of work. Needless to say, when I plumbed my second tank, I was quite liberal with the glue
Hopefully it isn't this. Definately a lot of work. Needless to say, when I plumbed my second tank, I was quite liberal with the glue
Craig Lambert
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Your skimmer, or drain can line can cause microbubbles in the sump. Try a filter sock over the end of the drain, and one on the output of the skimmer.
know-it-all
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some more info about the system would help
know-it-all
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that's what in your tag line
what kind of flow is thru the sump?
external pump?
are the bubbles coming from the water return?
are they coming from the pump?
Skimmer?
is it a new set-up?
do you have the bubbles in the fuge?
KingSpade
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i cant see any bubbles comming from the return pipes or the powerheads. there are some bubbles in the sump but not many in the return bay at all. i have a foam surround on my outlet pipe on the skimmer, so i dont think they are comming from that, i also have filter sox on my drains. my mag 18 is in sump also
know-it-all
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after looking at your gallery, the only thing I can think of is that it's a new system
and most new systems have micro bubbles for the first couple weeks
the other thing could be a not large enough area for the mag 18 to draw water from
water could be going over your baffles so fast that the bubbles are
not being kept out
I had a similar problem when I had a 10 gal sump with no baffles
and the tank was run with a mag 5
HTH
and most new systems have micro bubbles for the first couple weeks
the other thing could be a not large enough area for the mag 18 to draw water from
water could be going over your baffles so fast that the bubbles are
not being kept out
I had a similar problem when I had a 10 gal sump with no baffles
and the tank was run with a mag 5
HTH
I had the same problem. I had a filter sock over my drain pvc but upon closer inspection timy bubbles were escaping. I took a sponge and carved out the inside a little smaller than the diameter of my drain pipe. i then placed the sponge over the drain and then placed the filter sock around the sponge and drain. it cured the bubble problem. the down side is that I have to clean the sponge and filter sock every 4 days or so but the tank looks a lot better without the bubbles.
Anemonebuff
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I use pool overflow strainers to "strain" the bubbles. I have no baffles in my sump and I have no micro bubbles in my tank. You can also make good strainers out of that mesh they use for sewing/crochetting and some zip ties.
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