micro bubble issue

[digitalsteve]

i have a huge micro bubble issue , i dont want to disassemble my sump to pump in baffles as i have an established tank

any suggestions as to remove the bubbles?


filter socks.... ?

live rock in the sump ?


i need ideas guys

Thanks

Steve

[Scavenger]

A pic of your sump might trigger a few ideas. Also could you be sucking air in the return anywhere??

[digitalsteve]

i cant post pics on here for some reason .... it keeps saying it too large

[digitalsteve]

and nope , if i turn off my skimmer it pretty much kills all the bubbls in the tank... but then i have no skimming going on

[Pescador]

I use a filter sock on the output of my skimmers and returns from the tank.
They work great for controlling microbubbles. I have to change them out for a clean set once a week.

http://members.shaw.ca/btooms/Inwall%20115.jpg

[hqgc]

I use a filter sock on the output of my skimmers and returns from the tank.
They work great for controlling microbubbles. I have to change them out for a clean set once a week.

http://members.shaw.ca/btooms/Inwall%20115.jpg

Would this work without a gatevalve mod?

[digitalsteve]

why wouldnt it ?

[hqgc]

why wouldnt it ?

Just because the outlet tube is vertical and the water exits the top. Would you have to re-plumb it ?

[Pescador]

Could you add an elbow or two to the top to give you a place to hang a bag? Or do the gate valve mod, you don't have to buy the ASM kit you can get the parts yourself at somewhere like Western Pump.

http://www.asmskimmer.com/mod1.htm

Like they say the PVC gate valve is the hardest to find but I'm using a slice gate valve on my CS8-3 and it's working fine.
http://www.aquaticeco.com//images/items/GV1122_rgb.jpg