lots of bubbles in water

[mountaindew]

I wanted to know how to get rid of the bubbles.I have a 110 with a refugium with a protein skimmer in the refug.It seems like the return diffuser is where all the air bubbles are coming from,it looks like a snow storm.Any way to correct this problem

 

[melosu58]

Moved to General Hardware and equpment discussion.

 

[Ziggy953]

Do you have any baffles between the skimmer and the return pump? How big is your sump? Is it custom made or from a store??

 

[mountaindew]

no,I do not have any baffles between.It is a store bought 15 gal refug

 

[Ziggy953]

After reading you post again are you sure that your return pump isn't sucking air somewhere? Are all fo these bubbles coming from your skimmer? Does your skimmer have a sponge over the outflow?

Can you take a pic of your sump and post it?

 

[mountaindew]

yes,the overflow does have a sponge and the bubbles are coming from the skimmer.I cant send pics at this time my computer is down and im using my wifes laptop

 

[Ziggy953]

Not your overflow...I'm talking about where the water comes out of your skimmer....does that have a sponge on it? What kind of skimmer do you have? Is your skimmer part of your sump/fuge meaning it is not a stand alone skimmer?

 

[mountaindew]

no,it does not have a sponge on it.I have a super vortec skimmer which just hangs on the back of the refug

 

[Ziggy953]

Try moving it to where it is on the opposite side of the fuge from your return pump.

 

[mountaindew]

I added a sponge filter to the end of the skimmer hose and it seems to have fixed the problem