Question for the reef guru's?

[650-IS350]

Have you guys / gals ever notice tons of tiny bubbles ( air bubbles ) all over your rocks? I have a filter net on the exhaust side of my CPR aquafuge PS.

I know its airbubbles cause when I brush it , the bubbles disperse from the rocks then float to the top and pop...

but after a while bubbles form again????

thanks,
Charles-

 

[-=Zepplock=-]

Trying to post here not being a guru....

I think algae generates the bubbles.

 

[GreshamH]

Usually diatoms create the micro bubbles you see (like Zepplock said )

 

[650-IS350]

so am I getting into trouble here.. just started to see this stuff the past week or so...

 

[-=Zepplock=-]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8097009#post8097009 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by delsol650
so am I getting into trouble here.. just started to see this stuff the past week or so...

It will go away. Eventually.

 

[GreshamH]

Typically, extra silica in your tank creates a diatom bloom. Do you use RODI? If so, check your DI, I bet it's done.

 

[Al G Blenny]

The bubbles also tend to build up when you don't have enough circulation in your tank. What do you have for water movement?

 

[650-IS350]

2 seio 1500's . and have a 2600 waiting just incase I need it. Waiting for the controller to come out to hook up the 2600' its a monster.. Yup TAP water hooked up to a DI converter..

I have a thefiterguys ro/di not hooked up... not enough PSI in the pipes.. house not copper repipped yet.