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12-22-2010, 11:42 AM
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lots of fine particles in water
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
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12-29-2010, 03:14 PM
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They could be air bubbles? Are they settling on the bottom or floating to the top?
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12-29-2010, 03:32 PM
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pics would help a lot
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12-29-2010, 04:23 PM
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ill try to get pics but they are just throughout all the water and they do sorta look like air bubbles
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12-29-2010, 04:52 PM
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Most of the time if you are seeing what looks like particle it`s usually air bubbles.
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12-29-2010, 05:11 PM
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any way to get rid of them? or are they a natural part of a saltwater tank
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12-29-2010, 05:13 PM
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Did your water level get to low? Or do you have a skimmer of some type. Usually bubbles are from a skimmer or pump.
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12-29-2010, 05:17 PM
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pump did get low 2 days ago when i did a water change
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12-29-2010, 05:29 PM
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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?
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12-29-2010, 05:32 PM
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ohokay well yea my tanks only 3 weeks old, maybe itll go away
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12-29-2010, 05:36 PM
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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.
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01-04-2011, 08:14 PM
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And bubbles will cause salt creep on the lights. Bad bad
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01-04-2011, 08:16 PM
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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?
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01-05-2011, 07:36 PM
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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
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01-05-2011, 10:16 PM
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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..
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