Small amount of bubbles... ok or no?

boveia

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I installed 2 bio wheel filters in my aquarium and the 2nd one that I installed is causing some micro bumbles. Is this a big deal?
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No worries... To tell you the truth, I actually try to promote the inclusion of micro bubbles. Not scrubbing, more like wave action. ;)
 
As long as you don't see the micro bubbles becoming pockets of trapped air underneath your hard corals, you should be fine. Some corals don't tolerate that well, including fungia and other plate corals.
 
As long as you don't see the micro bubbles becoming pockets of trapped air underneath your hard corals, you should be fine. Some corals don't tolerate that well, including fungia and other plate corals.

same with gorgonians and sponges, most shallow water corals tolerate bubbles extremely well, think of the surf. a lot of people consider bubbles unsightly, my wave maker when it hits maximum power sucks a small vortex down and chops some air into the water, I like it. (probably hard on my pump though)
 
It's a 110 with a rs200 sump


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please review LiveAquaria for the tank size of your fish before you buy them....


Regal (Blue) Tang

Minimum Tank Size

180 gallons

this isn't even for two....

Naso Tang

Minimum Tank Size

180 gallons

Yellow Tang

Minimum Tank Size

100 gallons
 
I thought BIO wheels were a big NO NO for a reef??? and only suitable for freshwater tanks.

I've never seen one used on this site and it's weird to have on top of a sump. Add it to the sump then.

And those poor fish! Dude, you get ONE tang, maybe, at only 100 gallons. (1) Regal tang needs 200+ gallon tank.

Your tank has got serious stocking issues. This isn't personal opinion, it's just the way it is.
 
I thought BIO wheels were a big NO NO for a reef??? and only suitable for freshwater tanks.

I've never seen one used on this site and it's weird to have on top of a sump. Add it to the sump then.

And those poor fish! Dude, you get ONE tang, maybe, at only 100 gallons. (1) Regal tang needs 200+ gallon tank.

Your tank has got serious stocking issues. This isn't personal opinion, it's just the way it is.



First of all I'm getting another tank probably 600+ gallons so I assume they are ok while they are small.
I got the bio wheel idea from the guy at LFS. He has 2 of them on his reef tanks and they seem to be doing really well. I don't see how additional filtration would hurt any aquarium.


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bio-wheels wont hurt. it's from the "nitrate farm" fear.

it's just surface area for bacteria to grow, and the extra splashing adds oxygen. the floss/carbon insert does what floss and carbon does.

I don't personally like them because they tend to cause an incredible amount of salt creep. but over all functionality there are more efficient filters, sure if you wanna pay to run them, they can't hurt, might help.
 
bio-wheels wont hurt. it's from the "nitrate farm" fear.

it's just surface area for bacteria to grow, and the extra splashing adds oxygen. the floss/carbon insert does what floss and carbon does.

I don't personally like them because they tend to cause an incredible amount of salt creep. but over all functionality there are more efficient filters, sure if you wanna pay to run them, they can't hurt, might help.



Thank you for your input


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