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Reefmack · 11-02-2008, 09:56 AM

adamsfour -

to Reef Sanctuary and the Red Sea Max Club. As you've seen microbubbles are one of the most difficult things to eliminate.

How long have you had your RSM? Are the bubbles skimmer or pump related (if you shut off the skimmer do they stop?).

Some owners have added a few inches of tubing to the bottom of the pumps, and use a plastic cable tie to keep the bottom of the pump from being pulled off by the weight of the tubing. This thread should give you an idea of what I mean.

MJ1200 pump mod

mbdave has a pump mod where he has sunk an MJ1200 with some tubing, to get a pump low enough that it can't pull in any air, and thus create microbubbles:

Breaking the old RSM back out.

That black sponge now comes standard with a corner cut off, to keep flow up in the back.

Hopefully some of these ideas will help. I still have a few microbubbles, but I guess I just got used to seeing a few.

11-02-2008, 09:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,158 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Microbubbles in your RSM? Check here! adamsfour - to Reef Sanctuary and the Red Sea Max Club. As you've seen microbubbles are one of the most difficult things to eliminate. How long have you had your RSM? Are the bubbles skimmer or pump related (if you shut off the skimmer do they stop?). Some owners have added a few inches of tubing to the bottom of the pumps, and use a plastic cable tie to keep the bottom of the pump from being pulled off by the weight of the tubing. This thread should give you an idea of what I mean. MJ1200 pump mod mbdave has a pump mod where he has sunk an MJ1200 with some tubing, to get a pump low enough that it can't pull in any air, and thus create microbubbles: Breaking the old RSM back out. That black sponge now comes standard with a corner cut off, to keep flow up in the back. Hopefully some of these ideas will help. I still have a few microbubbles, but I guess I just got used to seeing a few. __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. "If you don't like what your fellow forum neighbors are doing, then don't pay so much attention to them" 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Euro-Reef custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread[/color][/i]