Trailermann Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 What causes the bubbles in the reactor chamber? I have so much gas in the reactor that I cannot get a steady effluent drip due to the "gas" in the ouput line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higher Thinking Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Well the bubbles are the gas that you're injecting. You're either injecting more than can be diffused or your recirc pump is inefficient. More often than not, it's the former and it's not that uncommon. Some models even come with a little pressure release valve where the canister can be burped. What works for me is keeping the reactor on a very tiny tilt which allows excess gas to leave through the effluent tube. That way it never actually builds up into an air pocket. If you have so much gas that that doesn't work, it may be a recirc pump issue.Sent from my HTCONE using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The ReefBox Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Z Reef Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Also, did you burp it when you started it? Typically if you left some air in there it's going to take waaay longer for the excess to dissipate as you are also adding CO2 to the mix as well. Easiest way I found was to add a little 3 way and on/off valve at the highest point on the recirc to get it throughly de-gassed prior to turning on the CO2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailermann Posted April 2, 2017 Author Share Posted April 2, 2017 All your replies are spot on. I purged the gas that had built up from my initial set up, and the excessive gas is no longer a problem. However, I am still trying to dial in this sucker. It did not help to have two bad feed pumps to start. No fault of the pumps, only the aquarist. I think I am getting closer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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