I just set up my 35g cube, and I cannot get these micro bubbles to go away. I know it's the pump, because I can see the bubbles in the clear hose connecting the pump to the PVC.
At first I thought it was the skimmer over flowing, so I turned it off. Bubbles still there. Then I thought it could be the water splashing into the return chamber, so I put a piece of mesh filter in there. Still making bubbles. Then i thought it was the return plumbing, add its old and used, so i replaced all of the PVC on the return under the tank. Still making bubbles. Swapped out the lok-line thinking maybe it was sucking in air. Still making bubbles. Then I thought, maybe this pump can't get enough water, so I took off the regulator on the inlet, still making bubbles. That's when I saw that the pump was still putting out micro bubbles even auth a wide open inlet.
I'm at a loss, and I'm about to chalk it up to Sicce pumps just suck. Anyone know how to fix this?
At first I thought it was the skimmer over flowing, so I turned it off. Bubbles still there. Then I thought it could be the water splashing into the return chamber, so I put a piece of mesh filter in there. Still making bubbles. Then i thought it was the return plumbing, add its old and used, so i replaced all of the PVC on the return under the tank. Still making bubbles. Swapped out the lok-line thinking maybe it was sucking in air. Still making bubbles. Then I thought, maybe this pump can't get enough water, so I took off the regulator on the inlet, still making bubbles. That's when I saw that the pump was still putting out micro bubbles even auth a wide open inlet.
I'm at a loss, and I'm about to chalk it up to Sicce pumps just suck. Anyone know how to fix this?