Skimmer micro bubble help

bubbaque · Sep 21, 2016

i have a reef octopus 150 in my sump and I noticed it is putting out tons of micro bubbles from the output. Anyway to get rid of this? The skimmer is 6 months old and is in the recommended water depth and seems to work fine besides the bubbles.

Reeferdood · Sep 21, 2016

Has it been running six months or is it a new addition to your sump?

tomtom2245 · Sep 21, 2016

You could try a piece of filter floss or other sponge partially covering the outlet. I had a Reef Octopus a while ago and ended up turning the output to face the main skimmer body and then wedged a piece of filter floss between the outlet and main body to both reduce noise and bubbles. Hopefully you can kind of picture that.

bubbaque · Sep 21, 2016

It has been in use for 6 months in the tank but I have not use it for a few days and I just took it apart to clean the whole thing. Could this cause the issue?

I thought wedging something near the outlet would start causing the skimmer to overflow.

salttanklife · Sep 21, 2016

Fresh cleaning will cause it and it'll go away after a short period of running. I can't give a exact duration because every skimmer different. It should just be going back through the break in period.

saltyfilmfolks · Sep 21, 2016

Belive it or not it's the tiny little bit of bacteria that courts the inside of the skimmer causing the micro bubbles
Or actually the lack of slime. That's what the breakin period is. It gets coated and runs smoother.

bubbaque · Sep 21, 2016

Thanks for all the help!

Reeferdood · Sep 21, 2016

That's why I asked...
give it a few days, should subside...

saltyfilmfolks · Sep 21, 2016

Reeferdood said:
That's why I asked...
give it a few days, should subside...

Unless its Tunze

.....like mine

bubbaque · Oct 10, 2016

Well it's been almost 3 weeks and it has just as many bubbles coming out of the outlet as it did 3 weeks ago. I see all the bubbles going below the bubble plate and right out of the outlet. I currently have a mesh sock on the outlet to catch the bubbles but I do not want to continue to do this. Any advice to get this to stop?

Reeferdood · Oct 10, 2016

Are you restricting the airflow at all?

bubbaque · Oct 10, 2016

I do not believe so. I do have a line connected to the air inlet that runs outside. If the airflow was restricted I would think it would overflow with water. I have no issues with the skimmer besides the micro bubbles. It skims great and works fine besides the bubbles.

Reeferdood · Oct 10, 2016

Well..
if you restrict the flow even a little bit the skimmer bubbles get much smaller...
try just seeing if it is restricted at all..

bubbaque · Oct 10, 2016

I took off the line for about 30 minutes when I read your comments to see if it might be possible but it had no change. I also blew threw the line to see if had any resistance and it did not. I called coralvue to see if they would be able to help me. They told me to send an email to them, so I am waiting to hear back.