CS 8-2 skimmer running in new tank

[mikegray]

hi guys i have SUPER MINI bubbles in my tank i thought were salt still trying to dissolve but the next morning they all where there.. so im like wtf and i turned off my skimmer and 15min later almost all gone.. tank water was clear? why is my skimmer doing this? the riser pipe is still all the way down and everything... u can see my setup here https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/169630/progress-pictures-on-my-125-reef-setup/40#post_1315734 . let me kno if u can help me solve the problem.. thanks

 

[golfish]

give it time, it'll go away

 

[hot883]

Most skimmers need a break in period of about 1-2 weeks. It may also have an adjustment on the air valve intake? Worth a look.

 

[mikegray]

well i dont think its the skimmer.... when the water goes into my sump it makes tons of like MICRO bubbles.. really small looks like salt...... and my sumpfuge has baffles but it still gets to the return chamber and into main tank.... ill post a pic of what i mean kinda... i need help trying to stop these...
and these lil TINY bubbles are being pushed back into the display tank and i cant get rid of them.. any ideas how to stop these

 

[hot883]

If the bubbles stop when you turn off the skimmer;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;THEN it's the skimmer. Thats what you said in the opening of the thread.

 

[mikegray]

umm yea... but my drain lines on both sides are under the water and CAUSE ALOT of micro bubbles in the fuge and skimmer chamber............... let me try to turn it off again and see what happens.....

 

[golfish]

Hey Mike, What size tank, what size sump and what return pump are you using..wait, I'll see if I can get that info from the link above

 

[mikegray]

125gallon tank.. umm like a 70g or 80g sump.. i built it.... ummm Mag 18 return pump

 

[golfish]

Mike,
IMO, you might try slowing the Mag 18 down a little till the tank matures..Its not like that pump is over kill, hec I use a Dolphin Amp Master 3000 as a return on my 120 with 40 gal sump. What kind of stand pipe are you using in the overflow?

 

[mikegray]

a ummm forgot whats its called.. not the durso and not a regular pvc wit holes.. its the one with the couplin over it... standman or something and it has the air hole at the top..

 

[mikegray]

well i turned off my skimmer again.. and the water level in the sump is like 1" or 2" over than what its suppose to be... but i come back hour later.. and it was CLEAR. so the skimmer does effect it...... and people are saying its cause it has nothing to skim.....? so ill wait and see when i get my 220lbs LR and put it in there and see if it still bubbles.. if it does ill have a problem

 

[zman1]

Are the miro bubbles leaving the bottom of the tube to the riser pipe, in your picture it looks like the bubbles go all the way down in your skimmer by the drain. Try removing the eggcrate lowering your skimmer. I don't have a euroreeef, but I do have the knock off ASM G4-x and the lower the skimmer is in the water the greater the gap between the drain and bubble column. Also, you may want to cut some slots in the drain pipe (main drain in the fuge not skimmer) this does allow some of the air to blowout before it has to travel down to the end of the drain feed. After the skimmer is broke in you can try putting the eggcrate back in.

 

[zman1]

The foam pad also produces a lot of bubbles, but does keep splashing and noise down. Can you put a ball valve on the left drain of your tee to slow the water down through the chamber allowing the baffles a chance to let the air escape, before entering the return chamber.

 

[zman1]

Side note: IMO if the return and fuge chambers were switched around this most likely would have mitigated this issue. Keeping your drain area and return area at opposite ends. However, it's to late now.

 

[golfish]

Originally Posted by MikeGray
a ummm forgot whats its called.. not the durso and not a regular pvc wit holes.. its the one with the couplin over it... standman or something and it has the air hole at the top..

Awww, the old "standman" stand pipe/...aka Ken Stockman.. Love em, that's all I use.