New RedSea Max tank-problems w/bubbles

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  1. Bean

    Bean Plankton

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    Hi - I am new to the board and new to the hobby and I was wondering if someone could try to help me out or point me in the right direction. I just received a RedSea Max 34 gallon tank as a gift and I have the tank up and running right now with the water and the dsb and everything is going fine EXCEPT I keep having this recurring problem with thousands of tiny bubbles coming out of the power nozzles that circulate the water. I have referred to the RedSea Max website and tried all of their suggestions for addressing this issue but everytime I think I have it resolved, it starts up again. Does anyone have any idea what I can do about this or what is causing it?? I would greatly appreciate any and all input since I am so new to this hobby. My father chose the RedSea Max to give me because he thought it would be the easiest to start with since everything is included, it is a "Plug and Play" set up as it says on the box, but the bubble problem is really frustrating me. Thanks in advance for any advice or help.

    Confused Newbie!
     
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  3. omard

    omard Gnarly Old Codfish

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    Hi Bean...

    Have you any other water falling in tank/sump? --- Return lines, addl. filter? ---they may be cause of bubbles...

    How but an air valve on skimmer? -- if one there, monkey with it and try to find setting that will make bubbles go away.
     
  4. chase19

    chase19 Feather Duster

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    i have a redsea max and when i first got i had the same problem but i pored some saltwater in the chamber where the pumps are and that seemed to help:)
     
  5. aquaboy

    aquaboy Panda Puffer

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    water level may be low in back chamber because of evaporation. make sure to replace with fresh water (no salt) because if you replace with saltwater it will build up salinity and poof *no fish*.