Sump Water Levels and Micro Bubbles

[RhynoNynja]

I recently converted to the full Triton method and with that I purchased the Trigger Systems Triton 44 sump. So far I am very pleased with the switch over. The only issue I am really having is micro bubbles. My DT constantly has micro bubbles in the water column and I cannot figure out how to get rid of them. This is my first sump with baffles. I previously used a 40 gallon breeder. One thing I am not certain about is how high the water level should be in the return pump chamber of the sump. The water flows under a baffle and then up through a coarse foam pad and over another baffle into the return pump compartment. Do you want the water to fall down over the last baffle or should the water level be pretty much even with the level in the skimmer compartment? Currently the water falls about 1/4” between the skimmer chamber and the return chamber. From what I’ve read the baffles, when set up correctly, should eliminate the micro bubbles. I appreciate any tips.

 

[glb]

I recently converted to the full Triton method and with that I purchased the Trigger Systems Triton 44 sump. So far I am very pleased with the switch over. The only issue I am really having is micro bubbles. My DT constantly has micro bubbles in the water column and I cannot figure out how to get rid of them. This is my first sump with baffles. I previously used a 40 gallon breeder. One thing I am not certain about is how high the water level should be in the return pump chamber of the sump. The water flows under a baffle and then up through a coarse foam pad and over another baffle into the return pump compartment. Do you want the water to fall down over the last baffle or should the water level be pretty much even with the level in the skimmer compartment? Currently the water falls about 1/4” between the skimmer chamber and the return chamber. From what I’ve read the baffles, when set up correctly, should eliminate the micro bubbles. I appreciate any tips.

My 2 baffles each drop the water level about an inch and I don't have any trouble with microbubbles. Does your skimmer put out a lot of extra bubbles?

 

[theMeat]

Glb nailed it. Don’t understand the logic of putting skimmer after fuge. Why not give skimmer first shot at taking proteins right out of the equation before they break down. Then the micro bubbles give you better nitrogen exchange in the fuge, and don’t make it to return pump.

Either need to have skimmer out put go into a sock, foam, or maybe bucket so the bubbles float to top. And try putting an elbow on return pump input facing down so it will get less bubbles because they float at up.

The level in return chamber is determined by shutting off the pump, to simulate a power outage, and seeing how much water falls down to sump. Then figure out/measure how low it has to be for you not to have a sump overflow/flood if the power or pump fails. You should also have a small hole drilled into return line just below display tank’s water surface to act as a siphon break, to lessen the amount that must fall before the siphon is broke.