krisfal
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Being tired of constantly having to mess with powerheads falling off the sides/back of the tank, I recently built an over the top closed loop system for my 130gal reef. It is powered by a Danner Model 24 Mag drive pump. I originally put it together with 2" PVC after a mis-communication with my husband when I asked him if 2" PVC was 1 1/2"ID (the minimum recommended size for maximum flow given in the pumps instructions).
When I started it up and for several days I had tons of microbubbles. A good friend and fellow reefer felt the problem was the pipe size. Due to limited time before leaving on vacation I replaced only the intake size with 1 1/2" PVC. This has reduced (about 80% reduction), but not completely eliminated the micro bubble problem.
Before I tear this apart and replace the output size with 1 1/2" PVC I would like to hear from others regarding this problem. I would like to know if anybody has any other ideas or thoughts on things I should consider. Taking this system out and switching out the parts is going to be more work than it was to originally put it together
. Therfore, I would like to be fairly confident that I address all possible causes of the microbubble problem at that time.
Thank you in advance for your ideas and thoughts!
When I started it up and for several days I had tons of microbubbles. A good friend and fellow reefer felt the problem was the pipe size. Due to limited time before leaving on vacation I replaced only the intake size with 1 1/2" PVC. This has reduced (about 80% reduction), but not completely eliminated the micro bubble problem.
Before I tear this apart and replace the output size with 1 1/2" PVC I would like to hear from others regarding this problem. I would like to know if anybody has any other ideas or thoughts on things I should consider. Taking this system out and switching out the parts is going to be more work than it was to originally put it together
Thank you in advance for your ideas and thoughts!