Water and other questions

[ichthyoid]

Depending on where you are located, I’m sure another member would help you with a water analysis.

I’d usually recommend a local fish store, but many are closed or limiting their activity due to COVID.

 

[Jimmyman]

I don’t know what to say. I’ve been in this hobby for decades and have found, like many others, you have to watch your chemistry. Some things more than others.

Here’s a basic test that costs $30 and shows you what the levels are. There is also a good description -

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I will order one this weekend for sure, eothway I think I found the problem definitely micro bubbles I'm looking at this sump the outlet is creating a crap tone of bubbling which is circulating back out in my tank

 

[kullas]

Ait in the intake of a return pump will definitely do it

 

[Jimmyman]

Depending on where you are located, I’m sure another member would help you with a water analysis.

I’d usually recommend a local fish store, but many are closed or limiting their activity due to COVID.

Ait in the intake of a return pump will definitely do it

How do I fix this

 

[kullas]

Got to find where the air is coming from. Could be low levels of water in the return pump section or maybe the skimmer bubbles passing into the pump section. I have had both happen to me. While the micro bubbles won't hurt anything it is aggravating to look at.

 

[kullas]

I have also had my wavemaker to close to the surface and sometimes it creates a vortex into it an creats slot of bubbles

 

[Jimmyman]

Got to find where the air is coming from. Could be low levels of water in the return pump section or maybe the skimmer bubbles passing into the pump section. I have had both happen to me. While the micro bubbles won't hurt anything it is aggravating to look at.

Such a pain in The a...

 

[kullas]

After lights out take a flash light and look air in the water start at the pump and work backwards

 

[ichthyoid]

Micro bubbles usually happen when air bubbles get chopped up going through a pump, or...

sometimes if there is a pinhole leak in a high flow water line, especially where the pressure drops.

Skimmers are notorious for being the culprit.

How long since you cleaned your skimmer?

 

[Jimmyman]

Such a pain in The a...

Micro bubbles usually happen when air bubbles get chopped up going through a pump, or...

sometimes if there is a pinhole leak in a high flow water line, especially where the pressure drops.

Skimmers are notorious for being the culprit.

How long since you cleaned your skimmer?

Oh god I don't know just recently started using it. But I can see where the bubbles are coming out of , the right side water line that runs from the tank and flow into the sump

 

[kullas]

Going into the sump is ok just got to keep it from getting into the return pump

 

[Jimmyman]

Really I need to replace all the lines and pipes from the tank to the sump.