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mikejones
08/20/2009, 05:18 PM
Im having some issues with micro bubbles coming in to the tank.
heres what I have;
34 g. solana tank.
stock skimmer on first chamber.
rubble rock with a bag of carbon on top in the 2nd. chamber.
phosphate reactor pump and return line and stock return pump.

How can I fix this? Any help would be much appreciated.
mike

mikejones
08/20/2009, 08:09 PM
ANY1??

AwkwardParrot
08/20/2009, 08:24 PM
first, relax, the bubbles won't hurt anyone but your eyes. next, check the water level and connections for all your plumbing. third, check for something/someone in your return pump.

take one area at a time and you'll find the problem.

mikejones
08/20/2009, 09:13 PM
Oh I know they won't hurt anything, but they are sticking to the tip of one
of my hard corals where there seems to be some growth and I don't want it to recede
because of it. Now onto the plumbing part, I have not much to none plumbing just the
phosban reactor pump and the stock return pump (that I will check asa I finish writing this:D). One more thing where does the water lever should be at?

Kanaloa
08/20/2009, 09:36 PM
In my Solana, microbubbles always result from a low water level. The water should be up to the level of the shelf in the 3rd chamber on which the refill bottles sit.

mikejones
08/20/2009, 11:01 PM
I bought the tank used so it didn't come with that shelf, but theres a lil tab
that I guess thats where that water level should be right? if yes then
that could be causing the prob. cuz I have the water level up higher almost twice.

cass
08/21/2009, 08:55 AM
Only time I've had trouble with bubbles is when the water level is low.

smogl00
08/21/2009, 01:58 PM
How long have you had it set up? In my experience microbubbles appear after heavy feeding, water change, or recently setting up. They have never lasted for more than a day or so.

-Steve

mikejones
08/21/2009, 06:36 PM
It's now a month old, but I don't think thats the problem.