Jan 19, 2014
Kris O.
wrote
Help! I have an octopus bh 1000 on an 80 gallon tank and it is working GREAT! The problem is that the micro bubbles are so abundant that they make my water look like it's cloudy. I have tried putting a "sponge" type media over the top of the return pipe where the overflow hole dumps into it but that barely did anything. Then I even tried to put the same kind of "filter media" into the bottom of the return pipe ( the part that sits in the water returning water) and that only made the water level go up in the skimmer itself and almost overflowed it..... please help! I love the skimmer and it does a great job but this is a serious drawback so far....
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Jan 19, 2014
Carlos
agent
wrote
How old is the skimmer and the tank?
Jan 20, 2014
larry
wrote
i also am having this problem. the skimmer and tank was set up 5 days ago
Jan 20, 2014
Carlos
agent
wrote
Larry,
When you tank is that new, your tank is going through some major chemistry changes that will cause the skimmer erratically. Depending on what type of rock and what type of organics are in the tank already, the skimmer will go a little crazy to try to sort things out. You need to allow your tank to mature and the skimmer along with it. Skimmers usually take 3-4 weeks to break in but with a new tank, it may take longer as your tank may not have the bacteria base that is needed to help break in the skimmer.
Also, if you are adding water conditioners or other chemicals such as bacteria startups to the tank to try to speed up the cycling, some of them have an effect on skimmers making them bubble more than they are supposed to and creating micro bubbles that will go back into the tank.
I suggest be patient during the startup process. There should not be anything in a tank that new anyway. All you have to do is be patient and let the tank mature.
BTW, when I started my tank, it was just salt water, rock and sand for 3 months before I put any fish or turned on the lights. Don't add anything on that tank until your nitrites are 0.
When you tank is that new, your tank is going through some major chemistry changes that will cause the skimmer erratically. Depending on what type of rock and what type of organics are in the tank already, the skimmer will go a little crazy to try to sort things out. You need to allow your tank to mature and the skimmer along with it. Skimmers usually take 3-4 weeks to break in but with a new tank, it may take longer as your tank may not have the bacteria base that is needed to help break in the skimmer.
Also, if you are adding water conditioners or other chemicals such as bacteria startups to the tank to try to speed up the cycling, some of them have an effect on skimmers making them bubble more than they are supposed to and creating micro bubbles that will go back into the tank.
I suggest be patient during the startup process. There should not be anything in a tank that new anyway. All you have to do is be patient and let the tank mature.
BTW, when I started my tank, it was just salt water, rock and sand for 3 months before I put any fish or turned on the lights. Don't add anything on that tank until your nitrites are 0.
Jan 20, 2014
larry
wrote
thanks