rrubberbandman May 3, 2006 Share May 3, 2006 Just a quick question ....... do you want air bubbles from either powerheads or skimmers in reef tanks in great amounts??? i cant seen to resource any info off the net on this subject and was just wondering if this is good or bad for my tank? right now i just have the rock with some mobile inverts. Thanks! bryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocko918 May 3, 2006 Share May 3, 2006 I think they are an eye sore. I know seahorse can ingest them. They just make the tank look hazy or cloudy. My power head pump out a few bubbles every once and a while but they dissipate quickly. maybe someone else can chime in as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrubberbandman May 3, 2006 Author Share May 3, 2006 I think they are an eye sore. I know seahorse can ingest them. They just make the tank look hazy or cloudy. My power head pump out a few bubbles every once and a while but they dissipate quickly. maybe someone else can chime in as well. Rocko, thanks for the speedy response! my main reason for asking is to help break loose the surface film i have ask about in the past. Thanks again for all youre help Bryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocko918 May 3, 2006 Share May 3, 2006 Hey Bryan, you should have power head pointed or aimed at the surface to creat a ripple. Not a huge ripple just enough so the water is not flat. That will allow gases to exscape better. Plus you won't get that film. one of my returns is right at the surface and make ripples plus i have one of the power heads hitting the surface as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F&Fmgr May 3, 2006 Share May 3, 2006 Hey Bryan, you should have power head pointed or aimed at the surface to creat a ripple. Not a huge ripple just enough so the water is not flat. That will allow gases to exscape better. Plus you won't get that film. one of my returns is right at the surface and make ripples plus i have one of the power heads hitting the surface as well. Breaking the surface is key. if you allow the gas to escape/exchange then in turn you are allowing the O2 to more easily re-oxygenate the water. if you have healthy dissolved O2 levels then there is not really a need for air pumps or inj. Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ominojacu May 4, 2006 Share May 4, 2006 Just a quick question ....... do you want air bubbles from either powerheads or skimmers in reef tanks in great amounts??? i cant seen to resource any info off the net on this subject and was just wondering if this is good or bad for my tank? right now i just have the rock with some mobile inverts. Thanks! bryan Micro bubbles are annoying, and bad in the sense that they can block light or diffuse it, basically anything that comes between your corals and your lighting is something to avoid. A high oxygen level is a good thing however, it removes ammonia, and is used by corals, sponges etc. The micro bubbles are usually caused by the skimmer, you can try to put nylon or some other matterial over the outlet to diffuse the bubbles, but I can't say that has worked for me. My nano skimmer is in a filter compartment on my nano cube, and There are two things that worked for me, one, placing a powerhead there to break up the bubbles before the water gets sucked through the outlet. The second thing was using a tapering outlet tube, this had the effect of squeazing the bubbles out of the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeltwayBandit May 4, 2006 Share May 4, 2006 Micro bubbles can also irritate the mantles of clams too (if I remember correctly.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caribbean Jake May 4, 2006 Share May 4, 2006 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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