TOO many bubbles in my 60g tank Help!..What to do?

aixenv

aixenv

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First im glad to be part of this community.
Secondly, I have a 1 mth old reef/saltwater tank that just has too many bubbles, i cant really get a good picture to convey the bubbles but trust me they are there...
i have an asm 1g skimmer with the pump that came with it and a rio 2100 connected to a return line in the sump, ill take a picture of that
here's some picts of my sump setup:
http://76.173.157.93/picts/sump1.jpg
http://76.173.157.93/picts/sump2.jpg
Someone mentioned this protein skimmer might be getting too much air thus causing all the bubbles in the sump? Something about some way to adjust the amount of air that enters the protein skimmer? you will notice i put a sponge around the rio 2100 area that might be causing bubbles also, ive already paid for one LFS visit and they ended up going hmm that's weird
perhaps the asm g1 is too big for this sump/tank? sure looks huge, i know they make a mini, should i be trying to exchange this for a mini?
also i know i need to get a valve on my return, its on order :) should be here this week :)
thanks in advance!
dave
 
aixenv

aixenv

Member
also i want to make sure my sump doesnt overflow but perhaps i dont have enough water in my sump currently? here's a picture of the water level, ..is the skimmer, pumps and bioballs submerged enougH?
http://76.173.157.93/picts/sump3.jpg
any advice is greatly appreciated, everytime i goto the LFS and see their crystal clear water and see my bubble paradise im just kinda like wtf?
 
aixenv

aixenv

Member
note: before the live rock was added the sump was at half way and the bubbles were still there, does anyone know about this supposed ability to adjust the air flow/intake on an asm g1 skimmer?
 
kellyh_01

kellyh_01

New Member
I don't have any answers, but I have the same problem. Tiny little microbubbles all the time, making the water look cloudy. Sometimes I see them coming from my skimmer, and if I adjust the air intake it will get beter for a little while. I also get bursts of little bubbles from my canister filter. I'm curious to read any advice on this also.
 
siline

siline

Member
Originally Posted by kellyh_01
http:///forum/post/2662461
I don't have any answers, but I have the same problem. Tiny little microbubbles all the time, making the water look cloudy. Sometimes I see them coming from my skimmer, and if I adjust the air intake it will get beter for a little while. I also get bursts of little bubbles from my canister filter. I'm curious to read any advice on this also.
I have the same problem... I have an Aqua C remora PS, BUT I have it down in the sump/ref.
Any suggestion???
 
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