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02-11-2008, 07:10 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: So Cal Age: 22
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 |  First water change now pump is just shooting out thousands of tiny bubbles.
I just did my first water change about an hour ago. and when i turned my skimmer and pumps back on it just shoots out tiny bubbles. If i turn the skimmer off then the bubbles go away. I've been adjusting the air valve but it does nothing. I have a clown and a flame angel in the tank and im scared im going to stress them out with the bubbles, they look scared. oh yeah i almost forgot, i have the Redsea Max tank.
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02-11-2008, 07:13 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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Sounds like you got air in the skimmer and pump chamber. Is there anyway you can shut it off and prime it to get all the air out of the line?? _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
3x400w MH's, 4x95w Actinics, AAT Lunar Lights, OM 4-way CL, PM Bullet 3 Skimmer, DelZone Eclipse 1 O3 Generator, WavySea Plus for return, AAT Kalk Reactor, KNOP Ca Reactor w/PM Second Chamber, TradeWinds Chiller, ACIII Controller, Oceanus ATO, PM PO4 Reactor, 75g Sump, 30g Fuge Born March 5, 2007 My 265 Gal. Tank Thread " REAL TIME TANK STATS "   | |
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02-11-2008, 07:14 PM
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| | Giant Squid
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Put a sponge on the out put of the skimmer to disfuse the bubbles. _________ 9YR OLD 90G/55g custom sump/refug Mag18 Aquac 180skimmer 692w MH AC jr,yel&kole tang,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Acropora(2) Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, xenias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew..  | |
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02-11-2008, 07:19 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
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Originally Posted by Otty  Sounds like you got air in the skimmer and pump chamber. Is there anyway you can shut it off and prime it to get all the air out of the line?? | all the pumps are running right now and now air comes out. it just when i open the air valve for the skimmer. When i was siphoning water out i did leave the pump on and it started shooting out bubbles so i shut them off right away. about 2 sec. | |
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02-11-2008, 07:32 PM
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| | Feather Star
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Miami,Fl Age: 19
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Originally Posted by lunatik_69 Put a sponge on the out put of the skimmer to disfuse the bubbles. | +2 I agree _________ 90 gallon tank with center overflows, 44 gallon custom sump/fuge, Tek T5 retrofit 4x54 bulbs, Reef Octopus nw200 protein skimmer, Iwaki WMD40RLXT return pump (changed to panworld 100pxx),Knop c ca reactor, PA light house controller.
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02-11-2008, 07:32 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
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some how the bubbles created from the skimmer are coming out the bottom. | |
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02-11-2008, 07:33 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
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im not exactly sure where the out put is. | |
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02-11-2008, 10:13 PM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
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Sounds like you got your pump caveatting when siphoning...thereby getting air into return lines...
Bubbles should go away shortly...until then use a filter sock on returns as recommended. _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
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02-11-2008, 10:28 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Wilmington, DE Age: 36
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I notice my skimmer has excess bubbles with new saltwater. I now let my new salt age 1 to 2 days. _________  | |
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02-12-2008, 02:45 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
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are you using a clorine neutralizer?
If so be carful with the quantities that you are using as this can create a problem in your skimmer I was having the same troubles every time I was doing a water change and thought it was just the skimmer being difficult . _________ 
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