help with micro bubbles

ex3004me · 09-18-2006, 04:26 PM

i have a 90 gal with a sump in the stand schedule 40 pvc into the back of my display with tons of microbubbles. all the joints are glued sump has baffles with sponge and my super skimmer 220 has its own bubble trap on is there anything else i can do that might help

burning2nd · 09-18-2006, 04:36 PM

i would try geting another baffel in there, right b4 the pump and very close to the bottem, make it so the water has to travel thur a small 1/4 gap underwater to get the pump.

i should have used 1 more peace, all the way to the right, about 3/4's the size (up and down) of the last peace on the right.

that would have made the water have to go up b4 geting to the pump,

it still works good tho

you might wanna be carefull with the sponges. I try to ster away from em,

Charlie97L · 09-18-2006, 04:40 PM

is this a new setup? often microbubbles will be produced for a few days/weeks with new equipment.

is your skimmer producing a lot of bubbles externally? sometimes bubble traps don't get them all.

ex3004me · 09-18-2006, 04:57 PM

well it is the tanks second day with water but ill try some other things more than likely ill just have to wait....some more

Charlie97L · 09-18-2006, 05:33 PM

ah. give it 4-5 days... if they haven't significantly stopped, then something's wrong... new equipment always does that.

billyr98 · 09-18-2006, 05:41 PM

sometimes slowing down the flow of the water through the sump...

also a filter sock on the drains can help...

burning2nd · 09-18-2006, 06:15 PM

ya dont worrie, you have days 2 go b4 you should be upset.

the bubbles will dissaper

burning2nd · 09-18-2006, 06:16 PM

day 1 or 2

couple of days later

and

weeks later

billyr98 · 09-18-2006, 07:22 PM

nice sump pics...

ex3004me · 09-18-2006, 08:13 PM

very nice pics burning2nd hopefully mine will look like that sometime

Frogfish · 09-18-2006, 11:00 PM

I would also look at turning off/on some equipment. Are the bubbles coming from the skimmer? Turn it off and see if they get better. If so you need to modify the skimmer/bubble trap. If the bubbles are coming from water falling over a baffle then you need to raise the water level downstream of the baffle.

Basically experiment to see where they are coming from. If nothing else, you could always silicone your PVC joints to ensure that there are no air leaks.

saltcreep · 09-19-2006, 06:13 PM

stupid question, but why the vacume cleaner hose for the supply to the sump, that might be your problem. You see,from looking at those pics that water traveling at that rate of velocity in that pipe is churning. use vinyl tubing.

Charlie97L · 09-20-2006, 12:26 PM

that's not his sump, that's burning 2nds sump, i believe.

09-18-2006, 04:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
ex3004me Tubeworm Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 25 View Gallery Karma Komment	help with micro bubbles i have a 90 gal with a sump in the stand schedule 40 pvc into the back of my display with tons of microbubbles. all the joints are glued sump has baffles with sponge and my super skimmer 220 has its own bubble trap on is there anything else i can do that might help

09-18-2006, 04:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
burning2nd Golden Moray Join Date: May 2006 Location: PA Posts: 2,287 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: help with micro bubbles i would try geting another baffel in there, right b4 the pump and very close to the bottem, make it so the water has to travel thur a small 1/4 gap underwater to get the pump. i should have used 1 more peace, all the way to the right, about 3/4's the size (up and down) of the last peace on the right. that would have made the water have to go up b4 geting to the pump, it still works good tho you might wanna be carefull with the sponges. I try to ster away from em, __________________ ________________________________________________ 30g, 10g DIY sump w/ mag7 Csr90 over flow. 36" sunpod 2x150 2 Tunze 6020 40 Lb's Live Rock 20 lb's of Ls Aqua C REmora mIxed reef, softies, pora's, clams, 1 Amphiprion ocellaris (hosting GTA) jake the jedi sexy shrimp, and brown bob

09-18-2006, 04:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
Charlie97L Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Bethesda, MD Posts: 1,288 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: help with micro bubbles is this a new setup? often microbubbles will be produced for a few days/weeks with new equipment. is your skimmer producing a lot of bubbles externally? sometimes bubble traps don't get them all. __________________ 40 Breeder, 20H Frag Aquactinics T5s, CPR Fuge, Deltec AP600, AC Jr, WavySea

09-18-2006, 04:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
ex3004me Tubeworm Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 25 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: help with micro bubbles well it is the tanks second day with water but ill try some other things more than likely ill just have to wait....some more

09-18-2006, 05:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
Charlie97L Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Bethesda, MD Posts: 1,288 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: help with micro bubbles ah. give it 4-5 days... if they haven't significantly stopped, then something's wrong... new equipment always does that. __________________ 40 Breeder, 20H Frag Aquactinics T5s, CPR Fuge, Deltec AP600, AC Jr, WavySea

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billyr98 Reefing Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 5,409 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: help with micro bubbles sometimes slowing down the flow of the water through the sump... also a filter sock on the drains can help... __________________ Billyr98 - I'm BACK!! -

09-18-2006, 06:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
burning2nd Golden Moray Join Date: May 2006 Location: PA Posts: 2,287 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: help with micro bubbles ya dont worrie, you have days 2 go b4 you should be upset. the bubbles will dissaper __________________ ________________________________________________ 30g, 10g DIY sump w/ mag7 Csr90 over flow. 36" sunpod 2x150 2 Tunze 6020 40 Lb's Live Rock 20 lb's of Ls Aqua C REmora mIxed reef, softies, pora's, clams, 1 Amphiprion ocellaris (hosting GTA) jake the jedi sexy shrimp, and brown bob

09-18-2006, 06:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
burning2nd Golden Moray Join Date: May 2006 Location: PA Posts: 2,287 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: help with micro bubbles day 1 or 2 couple of days later and weeks later __________________ ________________________________________________ 30g, 10g DIY sump w/ mag7 Csr90 over flow. 36" sunpod 2x150 2 Tunze 6020 40 Lb's Live Rock 20 lb's of Ls Aqua C REmora mIxed reef, softies, pora's, clams, 1 Amphiprion ocellaris (hosting GTA) jake the jedi sexy shrimp, and brown bob

09-18-2006, 07:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
billyr98 Reefing Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 5,409 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: help with micro bubbles nice sump pics... __________________ Billyr98 - I'm BACK!! -

09-18-2006, 08:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
ex3004me Tubeworm Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 25 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: help with micro bubbles very nice pics burning2nd hopefully mine will look like that sometime

09-18-2006, 11:00 PM	#11 (permalink)
Frogfish Tubeworm Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 32 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: help with micro bubbles I would also look at turning off/on some equipment. Are the bubbles coming from the skimmer? Turn it off and see if they get better. If so you need to modify the skimmer/bubble trap. If the bubbles are coming from water falling over a baffle then you need to raise the water level downstream of the baffle. Basically experiment to see where they are coming from. If nothing else, you could always silicone your PVC joints to ensure that there are no air leaks.

09-19-2006, 06:13 PM	#12 (permalink)
saltcreep Fire Coral Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 82 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: help with micro bubbles stupid question, but why the vacume cleaner hose for the supply to the sump, that might be your problem. You see,from looking at those pics that water traveling at that rate of velocity in that pipe is churning. use vinyl tubing.

09-20-2006, 12:26 PM	#13 (permalink)
Charlie97L Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Bethesda, MD Posts: 1,288 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: help with micro bubbles that's not his sump, that's burning 2nds sump, i believe. __________________ 40 Breeder, 20H Frag Aquactinics T5s, CPR Fuge, Deltec AP600, AC Jr, WavySea

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