Small bubbles covering LR????

[jose7878]

I have been having a issue with small bubbles covering my LR. The tank has been setup for 2 1/2 months.But it was A transfer from a 55 to a 90 and the 55 was setup for 5 years .
All paramaters are good.
ph 8.2 , no3 0 , a 0 , po4 0 , cal 480 , sali 1.024 , kh 9 , temp 78
The lights are on for 9 hours of the day.
Does anyone know were they are coming from?

 

[Brad.Sedore]

like bubbles that you can just brush off? or bubble algae?

-Brad

 

[jose7878]

Yes bubbles that you brush of or use a turkey baster to blow off.

 

[Brad.Sedore]

sounds like hydrogen bubbles to me. i get them on the bottom of my rocks... sometimes they stick to the sides.

-Brad

 

[jose7878]

Is there anyway to reduce the amount of bubbles?

 

[Lmg108]

When I see little bubbles in mine it tells me I need to add water, I add a gallon or so and they go away...not sure if that is your prob or not but it seems to me your pump may be sucking air? Just a thought...

 

[jose7878]

Yeah it's not that it needs water, water level way above return pump. I do not believe that the pump is sucking any air it completely submerged I have shaken it to make sure .

 

[Tank2379]

Just leave the bubble be.... It's a good sign that means your system is going thru a Nitrogen Cycle. Which means it's keeping your Nitrates down which is a good sign your LR is doing it's job like it's suppose to... It's all apart of the Biological Filtration...

 

[jose7878]

Thank You. . Do you know how long this takes before it stops.

 

[Tank2379]

It can go on forever. it's just apart of the biological filtration... You want to keep your nitrates down so that is a good thing that you see bubbles....

 

[jose7878]

Alright. Thank you .. I will no longer worry about them... That was a relief off my shoulders.....

 

[Tank2379]

Np.. I had the same issue you had and it was a relief to here it was a good thing....