Air bubbles inside a Saltwater tank.

[les]

I want to think of air bubble skimming protiens, I want to think of air bubbles collecting CO2 and bursting it at water surface. I see no way for proteins to be trapped. Ed

Ed,
If you want to see bubbles collecting proteins and stuff, come and check out my LRCT. The excess amount of bubbles coming off the skimmer has caused a large amount of foam on the top of the water and this foam looks like the crap you see washed up along the sea shore.

P.S. The LRCT is a Live Rock Curing Tank.

les

 

[sryder]

my skimmer is in the sump but it is seperated from the pump with a glass wall and a sponge where the water goes out to the pump chamber. as for the tornado or bath tub effect a few bio balls around the pump suction eliminates that effect. there is no sudden surges.

 

[dnjan]

Turn the skimmer off, and wait about 5 minutes. Still get bubbles?

 

[sryder]

yes , ccould it be air leaking in from the returns. anything inside of the overflows is not glued in case of having to remove them for some reason later.

 

[sryder]

i filled my sump up more so it now is over the glass partition. this has worked in reducing the bubble output.