Micro bubbles from return

[saltier]

Peoples, I just set up my 90 gal Oceanic bow front, got the sump, skimmer, pump, the overflow (that came on my tank) and I put it all together and I am having these micro bubbles coming from the return back into the tank, I have never ran a tank that needed a wet dry so I am not sure if I did something wrong or if this is going to be a normal thing. The tank has been running 2 days now. A little bit about it, its the 90 gal Oceanic bow front, with built in overflow. I added a regular sump and a pump, vortek power head, and marineland skimmer. I have 3 bags of Indo Pacific sand and nothing else as of yet so it will cycle and settle first. Am I doing something wrong for the return to continuously blow these clouds of bubbles through out the tank?

[Gseclipse02]

is the skimmer return ( the part that lets the water) near the return pump ? that will cause micro bubbles

also try turning the return pump off and on 2 o r 3 times sometimes its just air in the line

hope that helps

[aquasport24]

Do you have baffels in the sump?

[saltier]

It is, and I dont think I can place it anywhere else unless you have a trick of the trade for me.

[saltier]

if you mean the little bio balls, yep I have them, should I get rid of them?

[Gseclipse02]

It is, and I dont think I can place it anywhere else unless you have a trick of the trade for me.

turn it around ...

[saltier]

I did and the bubbles decreased but did not completely go away. Is it normal for a wet dry system to sound so loud? When I say loud I mean the hum of the pump.

[Bill S]

Try to isolate the pump. How is it plumbed (hard PVC, or hose), and is it sitting on the bottom of the sump? Adding a rubber mat of some kind under it will help. If it's hard plumbed, let me know and I have some ideas.

[Gseclipse02]

what area do you live in maybe I or some one near by could lend a hand

the pump noise it it from rubbing on the bottom or is that the pump is just loud?


can you get a pic of your setup ???

[Europhyllia]

I had little rubber feet under my pump when I had a wet/dry. That helped.