micro bubbles

[Amanda722]

Hi, I did a water change yesterday like normal and when I turned the pump back on I get bubbles!! They are making my tank look dirty. I have heard they are bad too. I have a sump underneath with the pump in it. I can't seem to figure out what is causing this to happen. Please help.

 

[jjamontan]

Is it coming from a skimmer?

 

[Amanda722]

Ok so I left the skimmer off for 24 hours because I was treating some red slime. I then did the water change and turned it back on and that's what happened. If I turn the pump off the bubbles stop. How would I know if it was coming from the skimmer?

 

[jjamontan]

In sump or is it HOB? is the skimmer new?

 

[Amanda722]

in sump and not new been running fleury no problems until I left it off.

 

[jjamontan]

So sounds like it is coming from your return pump. Water level low? Do you have bubble traps in the sump?

 

[Amanda722]

The water level is not low. That is exactly what it is doing though. It looks like when the water level gets to low. I do not believe we have any bubble traps. Not even sure what that is since we have never had a problem with them. Could the pump itself be clogged?

 

[jjamontan]

You should post a pick of your sump. How long has it been since you cleaned the pump?

 

[Amanda722]

Hi, I did a water change yesterday like normal and when I turned the pump back on I get bubbles!! They are making my tank look dirty. I have heard they are bad too. I have a sump underneath with the pump in it. I can't seem to figure out what is causing this to happen. Please help.

We have never cleaned the pump. We got our tank from a man about 5 months ago. Guess I better figure out how to take it apart.

 

[Amanda722]

You should post a pick of your sump. How long has it been since you cleaned the pump?

never cleaned it. Got it from a guy about 5 months ago. I better figure out how to take it part I guess.

 

[bskerrichard27]

I had this same prob I had no bubble traps I had no proublems then one day I had to shut it off when I turned it back on micro were in dt I had to put bubble traps in to fix it still don't know why but the traps worked

 

[jjamontan]

Take out the pump it can be full of junk I am willing to bet that it will only take 5 min to take off clean and all will be well acer that