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Hey all, just joined the forums and recently got my first saltwater tank up and running about a week ago. Haven't had one since I was a little kid and it has been a fun experience so far aside from one annoying thing, my protein skimmer.
I purchased the CPR Bak Pak 2R+ after it was highly recommended by my LFC. My tank is a 40 gallon and has a live sand substrate and a little over 30 pounds of Life Rock in it. The dang thing is driving me CRAZY with the amount of micro bubbles it is sending back into my tank. It's turned what was a crystal clear sanctuary into a blurry nightmare. I've read countless things along with my LFC insisting it's because it needs to be broken in but I just don't see how that is going to help. It doesn't matter how opened up the air tube is, barely any bubbles or a ton of bubbles, the current seems too strong and it brings along tons of tiny bubbles past the bubble trap section of the Bak Pak. It's been running for about 3 days now and there has been zero improvement. I'm tempted to try and exchange it tomorrow for something else because I've read a lot of other people who owned this skimmer saying it either didn't get better or they had to add on various accessories or make changes to help alleviate the bubble problem.
Can someone either explain to me what I'm doing wrong, what's going to change during the 'break in period' that will somehow stop the ridiculous amount of bubbles returning to the tank, or recommend a different skimmer?
I purchased the CPR Bak Pak 2R+ after it was highly recommended by my LFC. My tank is a 40 gallon and has a live sand substrate and a little over 30 pounds of Life Rock in it. The dang thing is driving me CRAZY with the amount of micro bubbles it is sending back into my tank. It's turned what was a crystal clear sanctuary into a blurry nightmare. I've read countless things along with my LFC insisting it's because it needs to be broken in but I just don't see how that is going to help. It doesn't matter how opened up the air tube is, barely any bubbles or a ton of bubbles, the current seems too strong and it brings along tons of tiny bubbles past the bubble trap section of the Bak Pak. It's been running for about 3 days now and there has been zero improvement. I'm tempted to try and exchange it tomorrow for something else because I've read a lot of other people who owned this skimmer saying it either didn't get better or they had to add on various accessories or make changes to help alleviate the bubble problem.
Can someone either explain to me what I'm doing wrong, what's going to change during the 'break in period' that will somehow stop the ridiculous amount of bubbles returning to the tank, or recommend a different skimmer?