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03-05-2007, 01:11 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Miami
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|  Bubbles, lots of them
hello... little question for some reason i have bubbles all over my tank. i have tiny ones floating everywhere, visible. i have bigger ones on my rocks. is this normal? should i simply leave them alone or is there something that is recommended to do with them? thanks, squirt  _________ since 2/16/07: 14Gal. biocube with 10lb of LR, 15lb of LS. 48 watts PC's 2 firefish, 10 hermits, sand sifting star | 
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03-05-2007, 01:39 PM
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| | Stylophora
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montreal, QC,Quebec Age: 29
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Check your skimmer (if you have one). Most of the time they are the culprit for micro bubbles in the tank.
Marc. _________ 
20Gal, 45 lbs LR, 65W PC 10 000K + 65W PC 20 000K + 10Gal sump/fuge
Livestock :hermit and snails, Green star polyps, Button polyps, Finger leather, Xenia, Zoanthids, Mushrooms, Yellow polyps, montipora digitata, acropora, ?mistery polyps?, mistery crab, six line wrasse | |
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03-05-2007, 02:35 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Mexico Age: 23
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My tank did the same thing the day I upgraded my lights. I think the algea and bacteria are just working overtime with all the light. Mine is going away more everyday... Your probably about to get a big algea bloom so be prepared!! LOL.
Michael _________ 15 Gallon Nano, Current USA 80 watt PC Light, Pengiun HOB Refug, Pair of clowns one ocellaris and one purcula!
100 Gallon Tek T-5 Fixture 6 Bulb, Algea Forest!!! | |
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03-05-2007, 04:39 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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The big bubbles on your live rock are the result of algae taking CO2 and giving off O2(photosynthesis). As for the micro bubbles, if you don't have a skimmer, then the bubbles may be due to you not having enough water in the back part of the cube to totally cover the return pump thus mixing ambient air and water together returning to your tank!
Is their a noise accompanying the bubbles?
Are you using a skimmer?
Is your water between the minimum and maximum level marks on the side of the tank?
Are we talking about the Oceanic biocube also?
Hope this helps! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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03-05-2007, 05:06 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Miami,Florida Age: 21
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Guys, it is the biocube, im still trying to figure out how to put a skimmer in there, and no theres no noise in the tank, and the water level is fine. Anyone tell me what skimmer i can use for her tank? _________ *Since 12/2002 40 gal. 85 lbs live rock. 3" fiji Live sand.wet dry filter and prizm protein skimmer. 192 power compacts
*Since 10/2006 125 gal. Built in Overflows x2, 3" LS(165 lb fiji pink) 175 lb of LR, 2x 36" aquatinics T5 HO fixtures(10x39W bulbs 2 gliesman aquablue+1 gliesman actinic+2 ATI aquablue special), mag 18 return pump, PM R30fuge. AquaC EV 180 skimmer.
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03-07-2007, 10:31 AM
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#6 (permalink)
| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Miami
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as turbo said, i don't have a skimmer and the water level is always on the line. i constantly check the water level and its at its max. i don't know if you guys know what the interior of the filter system of the biocube looks like, but where the tubing is that shoots the water back into the tank, its only 1/4 filled with water. at first i thought it needed to be topped off but the water regulator shows that its at its max. i would need a skimmer to remove the bubbles?
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03-09-2007, 03:57 AM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Williamsville, NY
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No, a skimmer could be the cause of the bubbles. Bubbles could escapefrom the skimmer back into the tank. A skimmer won't help eliminate the problem.
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03-12-2007, 05:10 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Miami
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what do you suggest, glampka?  | |
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03-12-2007, 05:34 AM
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#9 (permalink)
| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Miami,Florida Age: 21
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I think it would be good to upgrade your pump to a maxijet 600 minipump, and remove your bioballs and replace with rock rubble, and place some filter floss in the first chamber to break down the water from srashing and forming some bubble. | |
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03-12-2007, 05:39 AM
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#10 (permalink)
| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Miami
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turbo, that was a lot of chinese that im going to have to look up... ill get back to you on that one later! hehe | |
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