Rcchanlder
Reefing newb
my sump is putting quite a lot of oxygen bubbles into the tank. How bad is this?
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bjohanson1234
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Thats usually from the return pump sucking air. Did it just start recently? Have you topped off your water lately?
With a sump, you will only notice evaporation in the return section of your sump.
With a sump, you will only notice evaporation in the return section of your sump.
Rcchanlder
Reefing newb
i just started it up about 30 min ago.
bjohanson1234
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Can you get some pics up? It might help us out.
dcantucson
Reef pro
+1 BJ
Your water level is probably low.
Your water level is probably low.
Rcchanlder
Reefing newb
i cant really get a pic of it. just a lot of micro bubbles in the water after i started it up. it is the first time ive run the complete system
Rcchanlder
Reefing newb
will too much air in the water hurt my fish?
tankedchemist
Reef enthusiast
micro bubbles can lodge in their gills, yes. how much room between the top of your sump and the water line is there?
Rcchanlder
Reefing newb
its not taking in any more air from the sump it is just from where i started it up oringinaly
bjohanson1234
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Then it should clear out eventually
Rcchanlder
Reefing newb
they just dont seem to be leaving the water
bjohanson1234
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Did you drill a small whole at the water level to prevent a syphon from draining your tank? Sometimes those can suck air if they are too high up
Rcchanlder
Reefing newb
i drilled one but it is above the water level so there is actually water coming out of it and not in. i turned off the power heads and im going to see it the water doesn't clear up
PRC
Stop Quoting Me!
Everytime you turn the pump on and off you're going to go through that a little bit.. Make sure there is plenty of water above the part of the pump that sucks the water...If this is a new pump, it's gotta get all of that air out of the system, the only place for it to go is in the tank. Let it run for a few minutes., it will probably stop kicking out the bubbles. The microbubbles floating in the tank will clear up. If they don't you'r'e sucking air from somewhere and you have to troubleshoot it.
PRC
Stop Quoting Me!
That may be your problem..If the hole is above the water level, it's letting air get in..it needs to be just below the water level.
Bluespace
Reefing newb
+1 prc
Rcchanlder
Reefing newb
i think it may be my skimmer. that is the only other place i can think of that bubbles are produced. there were still micro bubbles this morning so i turned the system off untill i can figure out where they are coming from.
PRC
Stop Quoting Me!
Skimmers can throw microbubbles for days possibly longer.. They take a while to "break in". New skimmers and microbubbles go hand in hand. If that is the issue, it's normal.
Obviously make sure you have the skimmer and everything else set up properly.
Obviously make sure you have the skimmer and everything else set up properly.
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VAreef
Reefing newb
If your skimmer is discharging directly into the same compartment of the sump that your return pump is in it is most likely from the skimmer. I had to run my skimmer discharge line in the chamber before the return pump section so any bubbles wouldn't get sent back to the DT.
Rcchanlder
Reefing newb
it was the skimmer. it was just pushing out too much air. the return line for the skimmer is on the other side of my baffles from the tank return pump.
