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bstuver 
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Posted: September 06 2010 at 7:04pm |
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Ok so for some reason I have some major micro bubbles that are in my tank and it is driving me crazy!! I have two drains that run straight into filter socks that I have been rinsing out every 4-5 days but even when I have just rinsed them i am still getting micro bubbles. Any suggestions on how to get rid of them?
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Jackie Stuver
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Posted: September 06 2010 at 7:32pm |
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Are the micro bubbles in your tank?
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Posted: September 06 2010 at 7:35pm |
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If they are you have a small leak in your return
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bstuver
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Posted: September 06 2010 at 7:35pm |
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They are being put in there from the sump yes, I just went and got two new filter socks so I can completely change the ones I have and see if that helps!
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Posted: September 06 2010 at 8:40pm |
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From my experience, it's usually a small bleed of air in your return piping or you skimmer just needs to break in.
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Posted: September 06 2010 at 11:44pm |
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I don't have my skimmer on there yet as I had read that I should wait 4-6 months so that my tank can mature.
Anyway the new filter socks helped but my hubby is still trying to see if we have a leak or something they are driving me crazy, they irritate my corals and make them close up when they are constant.
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Posted: September 06 2010 at 11:51pm |
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Really high flow through sumps can lead to some micro bubbles as well.
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Posted: September 06 2010 at 11:55pm |
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I had that problem before! My was due to air being sucked in through my threaded or clamped fittings on my return. I final just had enough one day and smeared clear silicon on all the joints and it fixed the problem. I chose to use silicon one because I had a tube of it sitting around and because I can still break it lose if and when I need to disconnect it.
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Posted: September 07 2010 at 10:26am |
It's not that hard to find a leak in the return plumbing.  You don't have guess and you don't have to smear a mess of silicon all over either.  I don't have time to type any more right now, but if you would please call me as soon as you read this, I can explain how to find the exact spot where air is being sucked into the plumbing.
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