micro bubble issue

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  1. hitman35

    hitman35 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    when i feed with phyto plankton kent micro vert and also phytoplex my skimmer goes nuts and all the micro bubbles come out in the tank anyone know why this might be happening I have a coralife superskimmer its not causing a big problem just curious is to why this happens
     
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  3. LCP136

    LCP136 Sailfin Tang

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    You are suppose to turn your skimmer off for about an hour when dosing phyto. Also, it may have something to do with the skimmer. My superskimmer doesn't really do anything on my 90. It just simply doesn't pull anything out. I don't know how good a skimmer it is.
     
  4. hitman35

    hitman35 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    well my skimmer is producing good skimate but from what i can see and i wasnt really thinkin of turning the skimmer off when i dose thats somethin to thnk about but from what i can see i see the water level in the skimmer chamber drop and im guessing that would be why the micro bubbles are coming out
     
  5. suckafish

    suckafish Montipora Capricornis

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    if the water level is dropping then its probly the pump catching up and throwing bunch of bubbles out. then the real question is why is the skimmer draining?
     
  6. hitman35

    hitman35 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    the level isnt dropping much and the bubbles arent comming out of the intake on the pump there comming out of the exhuast tube and difuser cup