Bubbles.
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Topic: Bubbles.
Posted By: nick
Subject: Bubbles.
Date Posted: January 18 2005 at 10:26pm
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Hi guys I have a little problem with bubbles from my refugium, has any one ever hand that problem any how did you take care of it. ------------- The Eyes Of Texas Are Upon You. Hook'em Horns. |
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Posted By: ssilcox
Date Posted: January 18 2005 at 11:02pm
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Ugh - gotta hate the @$% micro bubbles. Any way to add baffles between where the bubbles are being created and the return pump? (Note: In case you dont know, baffles are just pieces of acrylic used to seperate sections of your sump.) |
Posted By: Adam Haycock
Date Posted: January 18 2005 at 11:07pm
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I like microbubbles. It gives the look of a reef crest with crashing waves. Any way you can learn to love them? ------------- 
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Posted By: nick
Date Posted: January 18 2005 at 11:12pm
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Oh men you don't even know. I was just thinking, can i use some kind of foam to trap this bubbles ? also are this micro bubbles harmfull to my tank. ------------- The Eyes Of Texas Are Upon You. Hook'em Horns. |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: January 19 2005 at 5:18am
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When there is a good growth of algae in the refugium, it will stop the bubbles before they get over to the pump. In the meantime, a filter bag of some sort, even just some netting or bridal viel material wrapped around or near the end of the down-tube will stop most of the bubbles. ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member 
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Posted By: jglover
Date Posted: January 19 2005 at 8:53am
| Where exactly are the bubbles coming from? If it is just from your return line you need to add baffles you could also add a sponge that would also work as a mech filter just wash it every week. If it is from something else IE protein skimmer you need to design better. |
Posted By: Shane H
Date Posted: January 19 2005 at 9:44am
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Add some floss or foam filter to the surface of the sump. It will trap the bubbles until you find a different method to eliminate them.
I do think micro bubbles can be harmful. They become trapped under your rock and build up. Where there's air there isn't water. No water = no sponge, bacteria, etc. A few of these air pockets likely isn't a problem, but if you have too many, it may become a problem. |
Posted By: nick
Date Posted: January 19 2005 at 5:54pm
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Thank's guys for the advice. The bubbles are from my reture line, I will use the foam or sponge then to trap the bubbles till I have good growth of algae in my refugium. By the way, thank you Mark for the macros. ------------- The Eyes Of Texas Are Upon You. Hook'em Horns. |
Posted By: dkle
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 9:04am
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Nick, If you need lots of chaetomorpha fast and you're not too far away from Taylorsville, come over to my house and I'll give you an armful of chaeto. I always have lots of chaeto to give away. PM me! ------------- If you can't bedazzle them with your brilliance, baffle them with your bs! Dinhkim Le - Procrastinator extra-ordinare |
Posted By: ljbs
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 5:33pm
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I had bubble trouble last week. It was coming from my spray
bar. Every once in a while a jet of bubbles would come out.
Very annoying. I pulled off one side of the bar to clean it
and found it full of mini snails. As they got in the way of the
holes the bubbles were created. I now have cleaned spray bar
pieces and many tiny snails in the tank. I didn't know they would
live there.
------------- Linda Spencer West Jordan From My little corner of the sea |
Posted By: nick
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 9:38pm
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You know what Ijbs I noticed that last night, but I thought the bubbles are just coming from the bubbles already in the water. As soon as I get home tonight I will check out all my power heads Thanks men. Nick. ------------- The Eyes Of Texas Are Upon You. Hook'em Horns. |