Hang on Skimmer

[FelixSu]

I have a Jebo hang on skimmer, venturi action. however, the returned water has far too many mini bubbles, thus the main tank gets quite unsightly.

should i fill water until the water return ramp is partially submerged or is there any other way to prevent the bubbles?

are mini bubbles detrimental to the health of a tank?

[djviper]

err high 5 i also got this problem

hmm well mini bubbles contain oxygen

will to much oxygen in the tank affect anything?

[pegasus1010]

for me I got some filter wool & cable tie to cover up the return pipe. the bubbles reduced to a minimal level.

[FelixSu]

filther wool! good idea!! will try that out. thanks buddy!

any other ideas? are the mini bubbles good / bad?

sad to say the bubbles are nto oxygen. they are normal atmospheric air am sure,.

[pegasus1010]

not sure abt mini bubbles good or not, but they do not look good in the main tank.

make the water viewing very messy.

[djviper]

hmm i think i shall try the filter wool hopefully it doesnt slow down the pump rate lol if not i can swim in my living room

[typrobin]

there won't be any problems with the bubbles, just that it doesn't look nice as pegasus noted..

[AhLoon]

I used to have such problems too..

Raising the water level of your water till the return ramp is partially submerged won't help. You'll still get the micro bubbles.

Besides using wool to cover up the return pipe, what you can do is to route the output of the return pipe further away from the return pump, so by the time the bubbles reaches the return pump its already gone (thats what i did).

Otherwise "surround" the water by compartmentialising using filter wool in your sump... it helps when done correctly.

If still got, kiasu do all three... sure can minimise one...

I guess not much problems with bubbles on main tank, except if you keep corals like sponge. They will most probably rot and die if you never get rid of the bubbles that was trapped in it.

Just my 3 cents.

[pegasus1010]

dis is how I used the wool. btw my skimmer is inside my sump, not hang on tank for info.

1 good thing is I can capture more dirt from the skimmer return onto the wool.

[FelixSu]

Thanks for the feedback, but my skimmer does not have a return hose, rather its a ramp.

so will tie some wool around the ramp?

[pegasus1010]

can try it out.

any pic to show?