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02-14-2006, 08:21 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Texas, TX,Texas
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 |  Bubbles In Overflow Line!!
Just set up my refugium and all seems well but.... the water coming from the overflow( 1-1/4" bulkhead 1" line) comes into my refugium and is causing more than a few bubbles. I tried a smaller(3/4" ) overflow line but it just made more noise and didn't help the bubble issue. Anyone have any ideas?
I will try and take some pics or vid tomorrow.
Thanks in advance for all your help,
Trey
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02-14-2006, 08:23 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: ohio Age: 27
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If you have the room install a bubble trap | |
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02-15-2006, 08:40 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Texas, TX,Texas
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I have a bubble trap but the velocity of the water coming from the overflow is to fast, so it creating lots of fine bubbles. Somehow I need to slow the flow into my bio-balls. | |
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02-15-2006, 09:38 AM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: the valley, CA Age: 23
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i had a similar issue when i set up my fuge. i am running an eshopps overfow that i am not super impressed with but it delivers the water i need. i ditched the initial box that goes into my tank and let the u-tube pull directly from my tank. what this did was fill the box on the back of the tank eliminating noise and keeping bubbles out of my fuge. this will also allow more flow so i reccomend the use of a ball valve(relly cheap and easy ACE hardware).
good luck hope this helps.
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02-15-2006, 11:06 AM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 50
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You could use a filter sock at the end of the line in the refuge. You have to keep them clean though. You can also build a bubble trap in your refuge as stated in the previous post. All you need is 3 pieces of acrylic sheets. _________ 75g reef with Nova Extreme 8 bulb HO T-5 lighting, refuge, Remora skimmer, DSB, Seio powerheads, Acro's, LPS corals, assorted zoo's & mushrooms, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown, Blue Cleaner Goby , Cleaner, Fire and Sexy Shrimp, Coco Worm, T.Crocea Clam, Derasa Clam
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02-15-2006, 02:27 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: MORENO VALLEY, CA,California
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Had that prob too i made a spray bar to difuse the incoming water _________ 135g 3" SB 3- 400w MH, 2 65w PC actinic, 2 10K PC, 40g refugium, EV-180 PS ,Mag 18 ret,1700 PH,2 maxi 1200's air water and ice 5 stage RO/DI  | |
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02-19-2006, 05:05 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2006
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I had the same problem. I extended the tube, so the incoming water comes into deeper water and takes care of some of the turbulance and bubbles. | |
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02-22-2006, 09:01 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone |
i saw a cheap and easy way to reduce/trap micro bubbles and excess noise from water entering the sump. just zip tie a standard sock (yes, for your feet) onto the pipe/tube/pvc. make sure it's clean and has never been exposed to detergent or bleach...good to go. _________  | |
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02-23-2006, 11:00 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2006
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How much water do you have going into your fuge? If I am reading it correctly, yo have a 30 gal tank and you have a 1" line from you tank dumping into the fuge??? What size it it?
In my book a fuge should only turn over 1x hour. | |
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