sump becoming skimmer!

[dreamzcape]

dear bros, i just converted from canister to sump. Currently using an overflow pipe, but the main thing is that there's alot of foam! My sump is like a bubble bath! At first i thought maybe it's because there's air in the overflow, then i ran my skimmer, which also became like a foam machine. Is this normal? anyone please advise!

[mUAr_cHEe]

confucious say.... "a picture speaks a thousand words..."

yoda says.... "a thousand words, a picture speaks"

mUAr_cHEe says... "wtfish you toking about? how can sump have foam?? YOU THINK WAD? Foam party ah?? you lancing too much liaoz lah!!! picture!! picture!! picture!!"

[cjh]

haha... bro muar chee u also full of craps... lol.....

[wil_lee76]

confucious say.... "a picture speaks a thousand words..."

yoda says.... "a thousand words, a picture speaks"

mUAr_cHEe says... "wtfish you toking about? how can sump have foam?? YOU THINK WAD? Foam party ah?? you lancing too much liaoz lah!!! picture!! picture!! picture!!"

so can we have a party at his place...btw, muar chee...u realli a joker!!! make my day man!

[Fishsiao]

are u using any anti-chlorine conditioner?

this is one of the problem that i face sometime ago

*pic resized*

Edited May 18, 2005 by roidan

[wil_lee76]

wow...peng you.....please learn to resize pics

[steven]

bro dreamzcape ,

a pic will helps a lot

[cjh]

are u using any anti-chlorine conditioner?

this is one of the problem that i face sometime ago

haha.. help u post another 1....

[neokn]

Have you tune your skimmer yet? Seems like your skimmer wasn't tune and thus foam forming at the outlet of the skimmer.

[steven]

bro,

what is the brand of the skimmer ? marco ?

had it stabilised ?

[neokn]

On 2nd thought, I strongly believe you didn't tune you skimmer. Reason, look at the clear tube that is a suppose to lead to the external collection cup (if there is one). It's is flowing water out through there. This is definitely a Macro.

[hotlemond]

On 2nd thought, I strongly believe you didn't tune you skimmer. Reason, look at the clear tube that is a suppose to lead to the external collection cup (if there is one). It's is flowing water out through there. This is definitely a Macro.

Agreed. A macro. the bubble should have been cause by it. It needs tuning. maentime just tied stocking to the output

[Lester]

hehe..... natural skimming...

[Fishsiao]

RESIZING

no IT knowhow la

thats why no study WHEN YOUNG now like that

like i say it was the anti-chlorine (NATURAFIN) CAUSE THE FOAM

it was MACRO skimmer no fault to it

anyway i have change to a new skimmer (ASM G3)

[dreamzcape]

bros dont' be confused hor, that is not a picture of my tank, although the situation is very similar. and i also am using a macro needlewheel but my air tubes and collection tubes are properly put in place. Didn't add any additivies or anything, just saltwater and old filter media. Also, when i say skimmer give foam, i don't mean the outlet giving foam but skimmer itself. Foam until i actually removed the collection cup so that the foam can just spill over.

HELP!!! *bloop bloop...bubbles everywhere*

[dreamzcape]

oh btw, if u think skimmer not tuned then i don't know how liao, coz i put maximum outflow already.

*bloop bloop*

[neokn]

Can you list your skimmer and what flowrate is the pump.

We can plug anything off the sky and say this is the problem you are facing now, right? You shouldn't have post another reefers picture coz this confuse pple with your problem.

Wrong Picture = Wrong solution = !@#$%^&*

[dreamzcape]

bro relax abit, go back and check, i didn't post the pic, it's just that other people posted a picture of the similar situation, and other people commented on it. note i said similar not the same. Currently using as100p(needlewheel) with default pump which is 1200lph.

The main thing is the turbulence from the overflow pipe output generates foam in the sump. The skimmer also generating alot of foam, to the point i removed the collection cup.

So all I'm asking if this is normal phenomena or if anyone has an explanation why the sump water so 'foamy'

[neokn]

bro relax abit, go back and check, i didn't post the pic, it's just that other people posted a picture of the similar situation, and other people commented on it. note i said similar not the same. Currently using as100p(needlewheel) with default pump which is 1200lph.

The main thing is the turbulence from the overflow pipe output generates foam in the sump. The skimmer also generating alot of foam, to the point i removed the collection cup.

So all I'm asking if this is normal phenomena or if anyone has an explanation why the sump water so 'foamy'

Q

1. Is this NSW or salt mix? If salt mix, which brand?

2. Is this phenomenon still ongoing?

[hotlemond]

bro relax abit, go back and check, i didn't post the pic, it's just that other people posted a picture of the similar situation, and other people commented on it. note i said similar not the same. Currently using as100p(needlewheel) with default pump which is 1200lph.

The main thing is the turbulence from the overflow pipe output generates foam in the sump. The skimmer also generating alot of foam, to the point i removed the collection cup.

So all I'm asking if this is normal phenomena or if anyone has an explanation why the sump water so 'foamy'

firstly, i am not a macro user, but have heard about the length of the pipe connecting pump to skimmer and also the depth in which the pump is submerged into the water that has some effect on the skimmer.

I may be wrong but an experienced macro user may better help you on this.

[firestream]

did you use any water conditional ?

maybe cause by that ?

[mUAr_cHEe]

say so much still no picture....

nim peh bo ah ni zuei si kan!!!!!!!

kiam pa si boh!??!!?

gonna get a yellow card soon.....

seriously.... a picutre can helps us better..... maybe a pic with the whole sump in it??? then we can provide the panadol, tiger balm or mopiko for it accordingly....

as for cjh and wil.... no house-opening ceremony or party.... u can find me at Jurong East Block 69, under the left most stair case landing......

want to talk come... come for channel outing.... and i will teach u the nerdy ways..... i mean... jedi ways..... consperm very nap one.... oops... i meant confirm....

[dreamzcape]

bro no digicam lah, the water is salt mix, corallife brand, as for the pump level i'm aware of that issue but i don't think that's the problem. no water conditioner was added and yes, the phenomenon going on still.

[huanjie]

tried using a sponge or foam at the output ? it should work to reduce the turbulence and foam..

my two cents...

[dreamzcape]

thank you bros and all for contribution, the foaming problem has gone away. What i did was i fished out all the foam instead of just letting it hang around inside the water. In the end all the foam gave a lime green coloured liquid. Guess that's what caused my system to foam.SKimmer also collecting lime green waste.

THanks all once again.