Bubble Trap

hutchinson

hutchinson

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I got a bubble trap for my cpr bakpak protein skimmer today.....
I still have micro bubbles because the water is just flowing out of the top..
Does anyone else have this problem or know the solution??
 
kayak385

kayak385

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I have that problem too, and i'm about to stick my skimmer in the refugium... I just don't want to in case my water level gets too low which could affect the skimmer's mechanics
 
cannonman

cannonman

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I have that same skimmer... have you messed with the air flow at all? that might help. I used to have the same probmem but I can't remember what I did to fix it. I now have a small amount of green hair algae that grows on the return outlet, I trim it once in a while so it doesn't block out light but otherwise I leave it there because it pretty much does away with all the bubbles.. I found that the bubble trap didn't work, but the green hair does. I guess it's good for something after all eh?
 
gmidd

gmidd

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Originally Posted by kayak385
I have the corallife skimmer 65gal fyi.
I'm in the same boat with the CSS. Is a few bubbles acceptable or should you have no bubbles? I have my the red return valve turned to the lowest setting.
 
boozzbro

boozzbro

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i put that sock thing they give you inside the return pipe. that seemed to pretty much do away with the bubbles. that and i switched out the bio-bale for some live rock.
 
kayak385

kayak385

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Originally Posted by Reef Diver
Two tips, first, switch out the bioballs, slowly mind, but get a filter sock, and NO bubbles is best
filter sock, is that like a regular sock... seriously, whats a filter sock?
 
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