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fishboy101 
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Posted: June 20 2011 at 11:34am |
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my protein skimmer is makeing way to many micro bubbles to much for my collection cup to handle so about half of it flows out in to my tank and it looks ugly and kills my live rock and coral please tell me what to do
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Posted: June 20 2011 at 11:37am |
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Is it overflowing from the collection cup? What corals are dieing? How long have them been in there Have you tested your tank? Whats your set up like lights size of tank etc.
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Posted: June 20 2011 at 11:43am |
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I had this happen before never killed any corals though, my guess is there is a different problem. As for the bubble part I would try to move the skimmer closer to the front of the sump. Also getting some more sponge or polyester pads to collect the bubbles would help out.
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Posted: June 20 2011 at 11:48am |
What size tank?
What type of skimmer (HOB or in - sump)?
Are the microbubble coming out of the skimmer discharge or is the collection cup for the skimmer actually overflowing with bubbles and crud?
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fishboy101
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Posted: June 20 2011 at 11:54am |
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thanks guys i don't have a sump but it is too many bubbles to go in to the collection cup at once and so some of it flows out and sticks to any thing in my tank even fish
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Posted: June 20 2011 at 11:55am |
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What brand of skimmer is it?
Edited by disneymania - June 20 2011 at 11:56am
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BobC63
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Posted: June 20 2011 at 11:55am |
So, water mixed with bubbles is actually leaking out of your skimmers cup?
Do you know what brand of skimmer it is?
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- My Current Tank: 50g Starfire Cube Reef
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Posted: June 20 2011 at 12:15pm |
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its a aqua c remora hang on the back skimmer
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Posted: June 20 2011 at 12:19pm |
OK, if the collection cup is actually overflowing you need to raise the cup inside the skimmer.
There should be a rubber gasket that goes around the collection cup.
You can simply move the rubber gasket down lower on the collection cup and this will set the cup higher inside the skimmer.
The column of bubbles inside the collection cup cone should be steady about half way up that cone or even a little less.
Now, if your complaint is too may bubbles actually coming out of the skimmer discharge itself - where water leaves the skimmer and goes back into the tank, NOT out of the cup on top of the skimmer - then take a sponge and place it in the flow of the discharge water, to help absorb some of those bubbles...
Edited by BobC63 - June 20 2011 at 12:19pm
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- My Current Tank: 50g Starfire Cube Reef
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Posted: June 20 2011 at 12:19pm |
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I was going to write all that but bob said it all lol !
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Posted: June 20 2011 at 2:59pm |
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hey thanks guys it worked you guys are awesome
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