Bubble forming in the sump
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Retro Reefer
Slow and steady wins the race!
Welcome to R2R! Can you give us more information about your system and everything you have done to it? Looks like a new tank, I try to clean all my new equipment with white vinegar before installing but that almost looks like soap bubbles.
WVNed
The fish are staring at me with hungry eyes.
You have a new system and something you used to build it is releasing a surfactant that is making foam in your overflow where the water is being mixed with air. It is the same reason new skimmers overflow for a while.
It will go away and is very common.
It will go away and is very common.
I never used soap on an my equipment though, everything is newWelcome to R2R! Can you give us more information about your system and everything you have done to it? Looks like a new tank, I try to clean all my new equipment with white vinegar before installing but that almost looks like soap bubbles.
It’s been exactly one week already and still occurring.
It’s been about a week already and still occurring. Also it seems like water is flowing out of the filter sock and not flowing through it
Retro Reefer
Slow and steady wins the race!
Probably just a release agent used in the manufacturing of some of the components.
Set up all the equipment and it’s just been occurring since day one. It’s been one week.Welcome to R2R! Can you give us more information about your system and everything you have done to it? Looks like a new tank, I try to clean all my new equipment with white vinegar before installing but that almost looks like soap bubbles.
Retro Reefer
Slow and steady wins the race!
Do you have a full picture of your sump? As long as that section of your sump is that full your sock isn’t going to work.
What size filter sock, as well as micron, and what size return pump? If pump is dc, what is it set at.
You may have more flow than the filter sock can handle.
Also, for the foam, I had a tank do it for 2 weeks when all was a brand new. Forgot to clean the skimmer and the release agent just kept foaming and foaming. I did a few small water changes via letting the skimmer skim very wet and draining the skimmer real-time via a hose to bucket.
You may have more flow than the filter sock can handle.
Also, for the foam, I had a tank do it for 2 weeks when all was a brand new. Forgot to clean the skimmer and the release agent just kept foaming and foaming. I did a few small water changes via letting the skimmer skim very wet and draining the skimmer real-time via a hose to bucket.
Billldg
My Gem Tang Is Watching You
On my tank, If I move to much water thru the supply and return it will cause the skimmer area and sock area to foam up. You may have to much flow going thru sump.
AdamB
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I bought a 7 “ sock a year or so ago and didn’t pre wash it and it made my skimmer go nuts! That’s the only sock I’ve bought that caused this .. Ton of bubbles in sump so I pulled out and put one of my older clean socks and it was fine so I washed new sock and stopped . ? Have you tried another sock or did you was before using?
tdlawdo
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Looks like it is way too deep. Have you adjusted the level of set it on a stand. Also when I first started mine it did the same thing. And also when I did my 6 month breakdown and full cleaning of the skimmer (no soap) it did it again for a day or three.Anyone have have suggestions or answers to what’s going
tdlawdo
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