Microbubbles

[Countryfish]

hey all, Bought a new protein skimmer and just wondering if there is a way to get rid of the overflowing and micro bubbles. It is a bubble magus curve 5 and i have it sitting in 9" of water right now. I have tried everywhere from 7 to 10 inches with same results. been running it for 4 days now in main sump and ran it for 2 days in a bucket of saltwater before that to try to break it in. any advice would be great

 

[Bill]

There are usually gate valves on the skimmer that you can fine tune with, some like a thin watery skimate and some like it thick and almost black

 

[Canadianeh]

Some skimmers for an example Aquammaxx states their break in period which is 4-6 weeks. Check the manual to see what is their break in period.

 

[Skim]

I would move it to 8 inches as most skimmers except Reef Octopus SRO skimmers seem to prefer the 8 inch mark. There is a joke in there somewhere. Just set it and let it be, the bubbles will go away as it breaks in. It may take a little time, and those bubble will not hurt anything, some are even adding microbubbles to their tanks now.