Bubbling Rocks

Shtiff1 · Jul 8, 2014

I'm starting to get Alot of tiny bubbles coming out of my live rock. Does anyone else have this and /or what causes it?

fishroomlady · Jul 8, 2014

is your skimmer possibly leaking bubbles into your display? can you post a picture of the bubbles? live rock typically doesn't release visible bubbles.

joekool · Jul 8, 2014

Is the rock new dry rock?
Dry Rock does that because there is a lot of pores in it and it takes awhile for all those little pore to fill with water. I usually twist and shake my new dry rock while submerged under water

UncleSalty · Jul 9, 2014

My best guess (as I just battled this and had the same symptoms) is that you have a thin layer of Cyano growing on your rocks, and it traps bubbles.

Shtiff1 · Jul 9, 2014

fishroomlady said:
is your skimmer possibly leaking bubbles into your display? can you post a picture of the bubbles? live rock typically doesn't release visible bubbles.

No air in the system. I'll post pics tomorrow, lights are off

Shtiff1 · Jul 9, 2014

joekool said:
Is the rock new dry rock?
Dry Rock does that because there is a lot of pores in it and it takes awhile for all those little pore to fill with water. I usually twist and shake my new dry rock while submerged under water

No its over a year and a half

Shtiff1 · Jul 9, 2014

UncleSalty said:
My best guess (as I just battled this and had the same symptoms) is that you have a thin layer of Cyano growing on your rocks, and it traps bubbles.

I do have some cyno that is starting to appear.

Shtiff1 · Jul 9, 2014

Some bubbles also coming from the sand bed. I was thinking something biological?

neddog · Jul 9, 2014

It's definitely not micro bubbles accumulating on the rock is it? Very small amount of air getting into your pumps.

Shtiff1 · Jul 9, 2014

neddog said:
It's definitely not micro bubbles accumulating on the rock is it? Very small amount of air getting into your pumps.

No, bigger than micro bubbles. No air in pump ; water is clear.

UncleSalty · Jul 9, 2014

Shtiff1 said:
No, bigger than micro bubbles. No air in pump ; water is clear.

i'm still going with cyano.

Texas Reefer · Jul 9, 2014

Cyano. It might be time to change some bulbs. GL!

Shtiff1 · Jul 9, 2014

Texas Reefer said:
Cyano. It might be time to change some bulbs. GL!

I just installed new LED's that have 4 times the Par of the old T5's that I had originally.
Phosphate are 0
Nitrates are 7
Great flow and par of 200 on the sand bed.
I'll post pics when lights come at 2