take a look at my skimmer mod

[Gabriel]

well i didnt like the bubble trap that big box was taking up to much space in the tank. so i made a new bubble trap. used 1" pvc and filter media for the trap. oh its a coralife superskimmer 65

im still having micro bubble problems though cant figure out why.

do you think i need to make the filter trap(the filter media "bubble") bigger so that the air can get trapped inside it better? .

[fihsboy]

Your getting micro bubbles because its a coralife super skimmer. It takes a good 2-3 weeks to break in.....and even after break in.......you will still get microbubbles if something has changed or after dosing. That skimmer is VERY touchy.

[Gabriel]

well for some reason the micro bubbles went away. lol but im happy with the setup now.

[Loverotties]

Wow that worked! I mit try that on mine.The bubble trap is big,but works.

[Gabriel]

Originally Posted by Loverotties

Wow that worked! I mit try that on mine.The bubble trap is big,but works.

yes it did work. im pretty happy with it.

as stated above i used 1"pvc (had to buy a whole 10' pipe) 1 right angle peice, 1 T conector , and an end cap with a 1/4" hole in the top. (you have to drill the hole)lol

and to tell you the truth i think it makes the tank look a lot more bigger now.

[SoK]

You won't always get microbubbles, I didn't after breakin on mine.

I have no microbubbles after moving it to the sump..

OK, check this out. just did this last night on mine, try it out. Look at your 5th picture.... see that lil grey plastic piece that connects the clear air intake tube to the pump? What I did was break that lil plastic piece off and drill out that hole. I then siliconed that clear plastic intake tube into the now enlarged hole. It lets in better air flow and, I noticed, helps with fine tuning the skimmer.

[Loverotties]

Originally Posted by SoK

You won't always get microbubbles, I didn't after breakin on mine.

I have no microbubbles after moving it to the sump..

OK, check this out. just did this last night on mine, try it out. Look at your 5th picture.... see that lil grey plastic piece that connects the clear air intake tube to the pump? What I did was break that lil plastic piece off and drill out that hole. I then siliconed that clear plastic intake tube into the now enlarged hole. It lets in better air flow and, I noticed, helps with fine tuning the skimmer.

How about some pics!

[biowheel]

Just a quick note . ? Is that the tank with the nem ??? I see an open PH inlet

[Gabriel]

Originally Posted by SoK

You won't always get microbubbles, I didn't after breakin on mine.

I have no microbubbles after moving it to the sump..

OK, check this out. just did this last night on mine, try it out. Look at your 5th picture.... see that lil grey plastic piece that connects the clear air intake tube to the pump? What I did was break that lil plastic piece off and drill out that hole. I then siliconed that clear plastic intake tube into the now enlarged hole. It lets in better air flow and, I noticed, helps with fine tuning the skimmer.

well i only get microbubbles when it decides to give me microbubles. lol

well i didnt get rid of the venture hole completely but i did get a couple of drill bits and made the venture hole bigger. but maybe ill try your idea and put the tube in the grey peice.

Originally Posted by biowheel

Just a quick note . ? Is that the tank with the nem ??? I see an open PH inlet

yes thats the tank with the nem and actually i have 4 PH open and the skimmer pump and filter pump make 6!

they are all far away from the nem and i dont think that the nem will detach its self and start floating around the tank any time soon.

that reminds me i should do an update in my nem thread.

[Elegance Coral]

Isn't your skimmer going to overflow when the filter material begins to clog? I would just get some 100 micron filter material and make a couple of small socks. That should cut down or eliminate your bubble problem, and when the sock clogs, it will simply overflow into the tank. It won't put back pressure on the skimmer causing it to overflow. Just a thought.

[biowheel]

I can only "Highly" recommend the PH inlets get covered . I can't stress it enough . I just posted on a thread yesterday that the guys nem just up and moved one night . And yes the PH sucked him in . Just letting you know . It can happen and does.

[biowheel]

http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/f6...ml#post1582560

[Gabriel]

yea i know it happend with my fist nem. well he want all that healthy and wouldnt stick to anything, and was floating around the tank. and didnt know at the time about the ph sucking stuff lol

[Gabriel]

Originally Posted by Elegance Coral

Isn't your skimmer going to overflow when the filter material begins to clog? I would just get some 100 micron filter material and make a couple of small socks. That should cut down or eliminate your bubble problem, and when the sock clogs, it will simply overflow into the tank. It won't put back pressure on the skimmer causing it to overflow. Just a thought.

thanks for the suggestion EC ill give it a try.