Mr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday AM Quick Tip #126: I’m Micro Sized And Usually Hard To Find
Size does matter when it comes to bubbles in your saltwater tank because the little ones make you really mad, and are hard to find. Unless you use this week’s Friday morning quick tip
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Thanks for the tips Mark!
Great tip, thanks for sharing.
I noticed you have a small white fan to help circulate air in the sump area. When we built our 180, we added a JBJ Artica Chiller because living in Arizona can be hot during a good portion of the year. At Walmart one day, I noticed a small black fan and picked it up hoping to increase air circulation on the top of our tank (we do not have a hood, it’s open) My husband fabricated it with a custom stand and we mounted it to the back of the tank to skim fresh air over the water. It’s hooked up to the apex with temp params entered and turns on and off automatically when gets above and below those predefined temps. The chiller hasn’t been on in over a year! It’s amazing how fast it cools the water while helping to provide a nice air exchange on top. The fan is a perfect size and is absolutely silent. All for about $10.
Thanks Arthur!
Someone surely has thought of this before but if not, its one of my fav ideas.
I have a 30in deep display, my arm and standard sand cleaning syphon left me with wet armpits during cleanings. So I took a 3ft length of 1in pvc pipe and slipped it over my cleaning hose tubing to make an extended length rigid handle and attached the sand cleaning end and presto change-o long handle sand cleaning tool.
Rick
I’d like to hook up a fan to my reef tank. The temp goes above 80 at times. Does anyone know a low cost way to have the fan turn on and off without having to buy an expensive thermostat system?
An easy solution for stopping micro bubbles in the display tank, is to use sump filter socks on the main display outlets into the sump, but also to use another placed over your return pump back to the display. This has resulted in zero micro bubbles entering the display. 9 times out of 10, the microbubbles are from the outlet of the skimmer, which either hasn’t been bedded in completely, or is set too low, so the skim is dryer but the turbulence in the skimmer is lower and microbubbles are escaping from the outlet of the skimmer. Either way, the second sock over the return, will solve this.
Very nifty idea… Cheers Matt (not me folks 😉 ) and thank you Mark for bringing the idea to us… 🙂
Got some info on Youtube about the STC-1000: $24.00
Will make it a home project for the reef tank. Looks pretty easy to do.
MrSaltwaterTank What Bio Pellets reactor are you using?
are micro bubbles harmful
I don’t have a sump so they come straight out of the skimmer
one person says yes another says no
is there any scientific proof they are harmful
thanks