micro buble

[Justin_NY]

i am tired already, try to do everything i could to make micro buble out of my tank. my tank is 58 gallon tank running with 9.5 magdrive. 20 gallon sump, mtc skimmer, etc. i try to put foam in every direction, even on the return pipe, still buble coming through my tank, even though is not that much comparing before. now iam begining to think that the micro bubble coming from the skimmer so i shut off the skimmer, just let see what happen?
but the funny thing about it, since micro buble come to my tank ( a little bit, not much) all my coral extended even more, is this right??
any suggestion will be great to help me think, since i dont have any ideas no more.
thx

 

[jackson6745]

Add extra baffels in your sump. You can use pieces of cut acrylic and wedged them into place. You can also place a micron filter bag over your return pump (or return outlet if your pump is external) so it doesn't suck up the bubbles from the skimmer, but you must frequently clean the bag.

 

[Justin_NY]

jackson do u have the same problem before

 

[jackson6745]

nope, the extra baffles in my sump stop the mico bubles from getting to the return pump

 

[Justin_NY]

how many buffle did u put in the sump?
how big is your sump

 

[jackson6745]

my sump is a 30gal long AGA 36x12x12 or something like that. I have the skimmer in the same spot as the overflow pipes then 2 baffles, an empty refugium space, and 2 more baffles, then the return pump. There are 4 baffles total

 

[House of Laughter]

Justin,

Also, you might want to check to see if you have a micro leak in your return tubing - the ai may be coming in from one of the tubing seams somwhere.... I have read may people driving themselves nuts because of this.

Check your connections and perhaps silicone them to see if that works.

House

 

[Justin_NY]

mann, i try damm hard to find what the hell going on with my tank. i give up and will change all my plumbing with hose instead pvc. i dont think the problem come from the sump, i dont see bubble in my last chamber, where my water pump at.
jackson, did u use pvc or hose in your tank?