Introducing micro bubbles finally

bbearden101 · May 2, 2016

OK y'all I've been reading several post on this method and found a small 800gph airpump from my freshwater to try out with. Question is this to little bubble count?

I'm toying with it right now during the daytime while I'm home and I'll start running it at night around 4hrs. any input on this?

MonsterReef · May 3, 2016

What are the bubbles for

MonsterReef · May 13, 2016

I have bubbles

Tehreefer · May 13, 2016

bbearden101 said:
OK y'all I've been reading several post on this method and found a small 800gph airpump from my freshwater to try out with. Question is this to little bubble count?

I'm toying with it right now during the daytime while I'm home and I'll start running it at night around 4hrs. any input on this?

Why bubbles?

MonsterReef · May 13, 2016

how long should I run these

Tehreefer · May 13, 2016

They are pointless and increase salt creep... [emoji849]

MonsterReef · May 13, 2016

Really

MonsterReef · May 13, 2016

I got a case of cyanobacteria and was reading low o2 can be a cause

bbearden101 · May 13, 2016

It's pulled some of my hair algae up, killed it off. Don't know if it's the bubbles lifting the algae up or the bubbles forming around the algae smothering it off. I try to use mine after late night feeding time and it picks up all the extra food my fish leave behind. Sometimes they eat it. Sometimes it goes threw the overflow. I've read that a little peroxide will help with cyano. I'm about to start trying it out when I get back home sunday and see if it clears up anymore. And honestly on the salt creep I don't see any extra building up compared to before I was doing the bubbles

MonsterReef · May 13, 2016

Thanks man I've heard of peroxide but scared it will kill live stock

Scottsquatch · May 13, 2016

It won't hurt your livestock if done correctly. Look up the thread peroxide vs cyano by Twilliard. He is an active member on this site and has been doing testing and research on the topic. If you have any specific questions I'm sure he'd be more than happy to answer them.

Tahoe61 · May 13, 2016

You might find the threads listed below interesting.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/back-at-it-peroxide-vrs-cyanobacteria.241002/page-36#post-2900067

There is also a very informative thread on micro bubbles on the forum that you may have seen.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/micro-scrubbing-bubbles.224373/page-64#post-2923462

MonsterReef · May 14, 2016

Thank yall

Cruz_Arias · May 14, 2016

Try the aeration like this. Seems like your bubbles are kinda big

Cruz_Arias · May 14, 2016

Suck out the thick cyano mats as much as possible... the h2o2 and aeration will take care of the rest.

jetmaker · May 14, 2016

matthew crowson said:
how long should I run these

8-10 hrs works good for me

Cruz_Arias · May 16, 2016

Sorry... the mechanics... WITHOUT LOGO.

Cruz_Arias · May 27, 2016

Update on the cyano?

bbearden101 · May 27, 2016

I haven't been running a set schedule but more of around 4-6hrs per day depending on when I think of it. But the red hair algae I had on the sand bed isn't as bad, most of the smaller patches on my rocks have died off, turned brownish Instead of red