Mr. Salty and Fshhub
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fshhub
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are you using the air tube( I assume not), if so, ditch it and just use it for circulation. other than that, I had one once that did spit bubbles into the tank, every few seconds, it boggled me, but eventually stopped, It seemeed as though there was a bit of air trapped inside(you would thinkit would stop after a day or so, but took weeks.
hnf2k
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nah, no air tube...just the powerheads...it's just annoying because it makes my tank look like there is dust all in the water. is there any easier fix then waiting 2 weeks? and i can't figure out how to get these damn thing set up correctly, i seem to have lost the post...can you take a picture of how you have yours setup? i think mr. salty said one in each corner, and he said to have the 2 top ones ripple the water and hit the front center of the glass. i have no clue how to make it so they ripple the water and hit the top center, maybe you can help me. or anyone, someone help me set these things up, it's driving me insane.
ryebread
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I have a much smaller tank than you do so my set up is a little different. I have three of them in the tank. Two at the top angled at slightly different directions and one hiding behind the LR to circulate the bottom/back of the tank. What they mean by getting the heads to ripple the water is to point them slightly upward to circulate the top layer of water.........as not to get a film on it. Also angle them towards the top center of the tank to get the best water movement. You will see a rippling effect on the top of the water letting you know that the water is being well-stirred. As far as speeding up the bubble-stopping process..........patience grasshopper.
hnf2k
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it could also be dust mixed in with air bubbles. because it settles on the top of hte tank. the water flows around with dust on it. how come i have all this dust in my tank? could it be from the hermit crabs and jawfish moving the southdown around which is getting all the dust out? i also noticed that my right overflow sucks. it is almost running dry which it always has been. water barely drips down it where as the left one water flows down it. is there anyway i could file the little slits in the right overflow, so that they are lower and more water flows through it so that my tank can filter this dust out quicker? because i can see the dust flow down the left overflow and the prefilter on that one gets filthy but the right overflows prefilter stays clean. does this mean my tank isn't level?
ryebread
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Hmmm.......not sure on all of that overflow stuff.
The powerhead behind the LR is shooting through a gap in the rock towards the front of the tank. I have one ph rippling the water as well as my filters are doing so. The other ph is pointing toward the middle of my tank front. I just moved them around a bit to see where the best flow was happening. It is easy for me to tell based on my corals. Each tank size is a little different so you will have to do some playing.
You are probably right about the dust in the bubbles due to the sand. That will clear up in a little bit of time. Would it have been possible to pre-wash the sand to get rid of some of the dust before you put it in the tank.........little too late I guess.
The powerhead behind the LR is shooting through a gap in the rock towards the front of the tank. I have one ph rippling the water as well as my filters are doing so. The other ph is pointing toward the middle of my tank front. I just moved them around a bit to see where the best flow was happening. It is easy for me to tell based on my corals. Each tank size is a little different so you will have to do some playing.
You are probably right about the dust in the bubbles due to the sand. That will clear up in a little bit of time. Would it have been possible to pre-wash the sand to get rid of some of the dust before you put it in the tank.........little too late I guess.
hnf2k
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prewash 290 pounds of sand? that seems like it would take forever. how do you angle it so it hits the middle of your tank front when they can only shoot out water from the top. if i angle it so it hits the middle of my tank front i have to my the powerhead to the middle of my tank? no? your powerheads look like they are vertical, can i make them horizontal? that might work? or are they not made to run like that?
ryebread
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You can move the powerheads left to right by twisting the outlet. Do you have an instruction manual for them or are they gone. I think it will explain how to adjust them better than me. I am sure that you can put them horizontal, vertical, diagonal, however you want really.
slothy
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mine from time to time will spit out some bubbles... but just alittle toot of em.. make sure the air inlet is underwater and if your tank is full of bubbles now, powerheads are just gonna keep mixing them around.. i would let everything sit turned off for a hour and let most of the bubbles surface.. before you turn back on powerheads, flip them upside down and shake all the air outa em..
mr . salty
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Originally posted by slothy
flip the upside down and shake all the air outa em..
Sorry I missed this till now.But what slothy said is probably the cause..
You most likly have air trapped in the powerhead.
and you should see your top water become little ripples
jumpfrog
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Water will always be level. The tank (therefore overflow) may not be. If the overflow on your right side is up higher (in relation to your left overlfow) less water will flow through the right one. The water will always be level.
Since it's full raising or lowering a side will be tough at this point. It may not hurt to get a level and check to see how far out it is. If it's out a lot you are causing your tank to twist. Could lead to a catastrophe down the road.
Hope all works out well. As for powerheads. It's just experimenting till you get what you want.
Good Luck!
Since it's full raising or lowering a side will be tough at this point. It may not hurt to get a level and check to see how far out it is. If it's out a lot you are causing your tank to twist. Could lead to a catastrophe down the road.
Hope all works out well. As for powerheads. It's just experimenting till you get what you want.
Good Luck!
mr . salty
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Just a thought,,,are your overflows adjustable??Mine are,the box that sits inside of the tank can be adjusted so it sits higher or lower in the tank...This is to adjust the water level in the tank...If so adjust the slow one down into the water a bit more so it flows equal to the other one.