Quick skimmer question..

[stevenp]

I know this has been discussed before but I can't find the thread I saw a while back.

I'm running a Bak-Pak on a new tank (10 days old) and think I've finished my cycle alraedy.

I hooked up the venturi on the power head to start the skimming process and I've got a lot of micro-bubbles returning to my tank. I looked in the trouble shooting page of the owners manual and it wasn't much help.

I seem to remember someone else having the same problem and the remedy was a wood stone. I tried this and still have micro bubbles.

Steve

 

[Anonymous]

Never had a Bak Pak so I can't help ya but I have never had a tank cycle any sooner than 4 weeks.

 

[stevenp]

Or at least I think I've cycled.

0 amonia (only went to .25 for two days).
1.0225 gravity
0 nitrite
15 nitrate
78 degrees F

40 lbs live rock, 15 lbs live sand.

Brown algae started a few days ago.

The LFS said that with that much LR/LS, I may not see an amonia spike.

Steve

 

[Juck]

I had the same problem,,, I increased the amount of air going in (that little screw thingy) and it stopped the bubbles. I know it doesn't make sense.

 

[Anonymous]

Steve, give it time to break in.

Mine always shoots some bubbles, but not like it did when it was new. There are two bakpak accessotries, pre filter/skimmer box and bubble trap. Both are boxes that go inside the tank. I have the pre filter/skimmer box. Bubbles in the tank don't bother me like they do some people, so I haven't opted for the bubble trap. But, I also snaked an airline w/ airstone threw the bakpak.

I have heard that if you replace the rio 600 with the 800 the airstone isn't nessacary, but I haven't tryed that.

Other than cleaning the upper most area of the skimmer, I haven't done much maint. on it.

 

[Brian5000]

I actually have a Seaclone, but it did the same thing at first. Give it a couple weeks; it will probably settle down eventually.
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