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![]() Not really. They're more of a visual nuisance than anything.
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![]() I've read that a buildup of microbubbles on the undersides of coral can start necrosis and eventually kill the whole coral.... anyone agree with this or seen it happen?
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![]() micro bubbles irritate the coral never allowing full polyp extension
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![]() But seriously, what kind of microbubbles are we talking about here?! Is it like a horror film for corals? Or just irritating to look at? I doubt that microbubbles could or would cause the decline of an otherwise perfectly healthy coral....unless it were extreme.
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![]() Well there aren't a huge amount.. and I'm actually not convinced they're sticking on the corals either. I fiddled with the system today and I think I reduced the bubbles, though they're not gone... they're coming from my sump pump, or from somewhere in that return line.
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![]() I was wondering about microbubbles recently too, as I'm getting them from my canister filter. I did a search here on Canreef, but couldn't find an answer, one way or the other. I did another search elsewhere (Google? I forget.). Anyway, I found this: (Myth #14).
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-01/eb/index.php Cheers,
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