Finding pin holes in a closed loop system - Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board

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02-25-2009, 06:50 AM

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The answer to your question is cavitation

I had the same problem with a Iwaki return pump on my old 330G reeftank

Just put a ball valve or gate valve on the output side and throttle back the output a bit

bubbles gone

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