air bubbles

Discussion in 'ASAP' started by botie, Jan 23, 2008.

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  1. botie

    botie Feather Duster

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    does anybody have an idea on what to do here i have a 26 bow front with a whisper filter and a piece of crap sea clone 100 protien skimmer the whole tank is filled with tiny bubles and now i got bubles starting to collect to everything im sure this is not good any tricks on how to get to bubles to stop coming in the tank
     
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  3. Tangster

    Tangster 3reef Sponsor

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    Is it the skimmer or a vacuum leak /cavatation on the filter you should be able to see whats adding them
     
  4. botie

    botie Feather Duster

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    well tangster its mostly the skimmer i tryed to adjust it for the last 2 days but no change the filter puts bigger bubles in the water but they go in the water like an inch and then go right to the top so i dont think that is the problem
     
  5. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    Get a better skimmer, play with air valve or put a sponge on the output of the skimmer.
     
  6. reef_guru

    reef_guru Humpback Whale

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    most people that have this skimmer complain about it the same way you are. you need to play with the water input and the air valve to raise the water inside the skimmer high enough so no air bubbles go to the bottom of the skimmer. or you can buy a better skimmer.
     
  7. omard

    omard Gnarly Old Codfish

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    Putting a small filter bag on skimmer outlet pipe may help. :-/

    Getting better skimmer best idea in long run.