Bubble Magus Curve 3 Extreme - Boiling water effect

[Troylee]

I watched that video and didn’t realize that having the valve set to minimum was choking it I believe and forcing a micro bubble storm out of the body of the skimmer. Thomas suggested setting it to max when breaking in. Immediately after cranking it open 95 percent of the bubbles dissipated.

I still have a bit of micro bubbles in my system I’m not totally sure why. I think I have my drain tubes too deep into the splash box or don’t have my overflow tuned perfectly. I’m not sure but I suspect by choking my skimmer I was inhibiting the break in. I assume it’s probably just better to let a new skimmer on a new system just boil over?

Correct! Once it’s skimming, set the water height where’s it’s just inside the neck and let it go a couple days and see what happens.. if it’s too wet then lower it tad! If it’s not building a foam head then raise it a tad.

 

[jdpeters]

Correct! Once it’s skimming, set the water height where’s it’s just inside the neck and let it go a couple days and see what happens.. if it’s too wet then lower it tad! If it’s not building a foam head then raise it a tad.

Month later mine is still boiling like all hell. If I move it to like 4 inch depth it’s fine. I still have only 2 clowns and 5 hermits in a 40b. There is some skimmate residue in the collection cup. Is it possible I don’t have enough bio load or should I build a riser to keep it shallow?

 

[Troylee]

Month later mine is still boiling like all hell. If I move it to like 4 inch depth it’s fine. I still have only 2 clowns and 5 hermits in a 40b. There is some skimmate residue in the collection cup. Is it possible I don’t have enough bio load or should I build a riser to keep it shallow?

You probably don’t have enough bioload for now.. I’d build a riser out of egg crate and then remove it as you see fit down the line when you have more fish.

 

[jdpeters]

You probably don’t have enough bioload for now.. I’d build a riser out of egg crate and then remove it as you see fit down the line when you have more fish.

I have it on a riser currently lifted by about 1.5 inches. I may take it offline til I add some more fish and start adding corals.

My last reef had a RO classic 150int I believe, I think that thing starting pulling skimmate much earlier on. I suspect the bubble magus has far too much lift for the size of skimmer it is but live and learn