j_schoggins Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 So I have set up my tank recently and due to the fact the piece of furniture I am using doesn't have and enclosed cabinet I am using HOB Marineland Emperor 280 Filter and a CPR BakPak 2 protein skimmer. Well, the Marineland HOB filter is creating air bubbles from the dropping of the water and despite how full the water level it. I have tried putting more filter media, but that has the opposite effect by causing water to become to full inside and in return water will come out of the side where the intake is. So my question would be if anyone has had experience with this and knows how to solve the issue, or if using a canister filter would be the best option and eliminate the air bubbles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+etannert Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 How long have you had the skimmer? Most skimmers take awhile to break in and until they do, there wil be some air bubbles that escape into your tank. They should subside after the inside of the skimmer slimed over. If it's still bubbling after 6-8 weeks, then it's time to start trouble shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_schoggins Posted October 22, 2011 Author Share Posted October 22, 2011 Well I bought the skimmer used and it does not appear to be the problem or main contributor, but rather the HOB Marineland filter creating most of the bubbles. The filter is new though, so maybe that could be a contributing factor. Thanks for the input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandonk Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 i had one of those for awhile and no matter how high i kept the water in the tank, the bubbles were there. are you using the bio-wheel(s) or did you remove it/them? that may be something else to try.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Yeah, I had one of those too, create bubble reguardless, installed a hang on overflow and sump instead, fixed my problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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