Bubble scrubbing, good or bad?

[jviv1014]

Hi everyone, I was wondering what your opinions are on bubble scrubbing? I’ve recently started doing it the day before my water change and anytime I add in new corals, and I’ve seen increased polyp extension on my sps and I was wondering if anyone else had this happen? Also, are there any bad things that can happen while doing this?

 

[Webslinger]

Doesn’t do much if your running a skimmer but doesn’t hurt anything either.

 

[bjc451]

What is bubble scrub

 

[jviv1014]

What is bubble scrub

Using micro bubbles by putting air through your return pump or powerhead with an air stone

 

[xxkenny90xx]

I've always seen micro bubbles as bad news...

 

[xxkenny90xx]

You don't want them attaching to a fishes eye or a rock or anything like that..

 

[jviv1014]

You don't want them attaching to a fishes eye or a rock or anything like that..

Why would that be bad?

 

[xxkenny90xx]

Because anywhere that has a bubble stuck to it would be essentially dry and would start to die. Whenever I get bubbles on my rocks I hit them with a turkey baster to get them off. Also when I pull a rock out of the tank for fragging I always turn it upside down when I put it back so all of the bubbles underneath will float off.

This is also why we have bubble traps in our sumps.

 

[jviv1014]

Because anywhere that has a bubble stuck to it would be essentially dry and would start to die. Whenever I get bubbles on my rocks I hit them with a turkey baster to get them off. Also when I pull a rock out of the tank for fragging I always turn it upside down when I put it back so all of the bubbles underneath will float off.

This is also why we have bubble traps in our sumps.
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Because anywhere that has a bubble stuck to it would be essentially dry and would start to die. Whenever I get bubbles on my rocks I hit them with a turkey baster to get them off. Also when I pull a rock out of the tank for fragging I always turn it upside down when I put it back so all of the bubbles underneath will float off.

This is also why we have bubble traps in our sumps.

i understand, I do blow off my rocks after I bubble scrub, but I don’t think with an established tank it will kill enough bacteria to do harm IMO

 

[xxkenny90xx]

Ya definately blow them off good and make sure no bubbles are stuck on the back or underneath them. You probably won't see any real harm unless one gets stuck to a creature (I haven't actually seen that happen but have heard of it)

 

[jviv1014]

Ya definately blow them off good and make sure no bubbles are stuck on the back or underneath them. You probably won't see any real harm unless one gets stuck to a creature (I haven't actually seen that happen but have heard of it)

The bubbles stick to the fish occasionally but they just shake a little and get it off, I’d assume if it got on their eye it wouldn’t be too bad