lots of fine particles in water

[classklown90]

I have alot of tiny white particles in my water and the sand was not stirred up recently nor are the particles the copepods from another topic i made. im running the filter pad still in my biocube (14) so should i remove that and add something else o help clear it up?? I also still have the blu sponge in the chamber that contains my pump

 

[ReefBreeder]

They could be air bubbles? Are they settling on the bottom or floating to the top?

 

[the_fish_man]

pics would help a lot

 

[classklown90]

ill try to get pics but they are just throughout all the water and they do sorta look like air bubbles

 

[melosu58]

Most of the time if you are seeing what looks like particle it`s usually air bubbles.

 

[classklown90]

any way to get rid of them? or are they a natural part of a saltwater tank

 

[ReefBreeder]

Did your water level get to low? Or do you have a skimmer of some type. Usually bubbles are from a skimmer or pump.

 

[classklown90]

pump did get low 2 days ago when i did a water change

 

[ReefBreeder]

Hmmm could be air trapped somewhere... or if your tanks fairly new dino algea will give off bubbles and they might be getting sucked in the pump?

 

[classklown90]

ohokay well yea my tanks only 3 weeks old, maybe itll go away

 

[ReefBreeder]

Ya just check the pump if it doesn't stop. Air bubbles will piss off coral and can hurt things like sponges but they shouldn't be a prob right now.

 

[cabezon]

And bubbles will cause salt creep on the lights. Bad bad

 

[classklown90]

hasnt stopped yet. what should i do about the pump? unplug it, submerge it to try and release all the air then run it again?

 

[cabezon]

The water level should be over the pump. Also the water should be coming from the bottom of the middle chamber to the pump, a sponge at the bottom of the middle chamber will help stop bubbles

 

[iDream]

yeah it may be under the water level the pump should be running at, or maybe your just seeing fine sand particles?

but yeah i always run my pump above the max, i should probably get a stronger one..