Microbubbles good and bad?

[fishtk75]

I am looking for a page on the web or if you all know what does the bubbles do to the tank for corals and fish too many bubbles how it kills them?

 

[Machiavelli]

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-01/eb/index.php

See Myth 14. Essentially its neither good nor bad

 

[fishtk75]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9627262#post9627262 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Machiavelli
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-01/eb/index.php

See Myth 14. Essentially its neither good nor bad

Thank you for looking that up for me Machiavelli.
So many said good and bad things about having bubbles.
Fish dying and coral dying because of bubbles.
Needed to know.

 

[surfjeepzx]

I can tell you first hand that some of the most brilliant and awesome corals I've snorkeled were in areas of the reef that had constant waves crashing just above them. The bubbles from the wave were so intense that I couldn't see breifly when the wave broke . I kept snorkeling these areas because the coral and plant life was better than the deeper areas that just received flow.

So I would summize that if the bubbles were bad in nature then they would be bad in the tank, which is not the case. Yet a tank is an enclosed system of its own. Persistant bubbles without a good source of flow will lead to algae growth. So you need to have good flow through the tank to dislodge the bubbles from the rocks and corals.

 

[fishtk75]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9648530#post9648530 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by surfjeepzx
I can tell you first hand that some of the most brilliant and awesome corals I've snorkeled were in areas of the reef that had constant waves crashing just above them. The bubbles from the wave were so intense that I couldn't see breifly when the wave broke . I kept snorkeling these areas because the coral and plant life was better than the deeper areas that just received flow.

So I would summize that if the bubbles were bad in nature then they would be bad in the tank, which is not the case. Yet a tank is an enclosed system of its own. Persistant bubbles without a good source of flow will lead to algae growth. So you need to have good flow through the tank to dislodge the bubbles from the rocks and corals.

Thank you surfjeepzx that is true I see what you telling me.
If it was bad the ocean would be dead by now.
I made sure I have good flow any more and the SB will be turned up all the time as a sand storm.

 

[Blown 346]

The only problem with bubbles in the wild and in your tank is, in the wild there are constant burst of flow to remove those bubbles. In a closed tank those bubbles could become trapped and sit there, which would eventually start to kill that part of the coral.

Bubbles are fine and they arent, If the become trapped then ther could be a problem. As long as they arent trapped no worries.

 

[fishtk75]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9656496#post9656496 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Blown 346
The only problem with bubbles in the wild and in your tank is, in the wild there are constant burst of flow to remove those bubbles. In a closed tank those bubbles could become trapped and sit there, which would eventually start to kill that part of the coral.

Bubbles are fine and they arent, If the become trapped then ther could be a problem. As long as they arent trapped no worries.

Ok I will look at as I said with the power heads to move the bubbles from sitting there.
Thank you for your help and I learned one more thing today here.

 

[dendro982]

My filefish likes to bath in the micro-bubbles, no problems.
GARF feeds their non-photosynthetic corals using microbubbles as a carrier for a food, if memory serves.

 

[elegance coral]

I think it depends on the animals you keep. I have seen anemones and elegance corals contract when bubbles are in the water.

 

[fishtk75]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9656496#post9656496 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Blown 346
The only problem with bubbles in the wild and in your tank is, in the wild there are constant burst of flow to remove those bubbles. In a closed tank those bubbles could become trapped and sit there, which would eventually start to kill that part of the coral.

Bubbles are fine and they arent, If the become trapped then ther could be a problem. As long as they arent trapped no worries.

Thank you I will keep a eye on that.

 

[zoozimmy]

wow

 

[dendro982]

zoozimmy: it was a third your "wow", which seems to me be out of context, that I encountered today.
Without being hostile, just curious - does it mean: good or bad or sarcastic (I have no problem with that )?
:wavehand:

 

[trae]

I know first hand that bubbles are not bad, just unsitely, i owned a seaclone!