need help my fx5 got weaker and is puting out micro bubles
- Thread starter RiskEE
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What do you have in it? If you're using a polishing pad that could be your problem. After they get plugged it can cause micro bubbles.
I'm with aaronb. If you have any kind of media that gets clogged at all (polishing pad, polyfil, etc.), cavitation will take place. I got tired of always having to pop it open, so I only run bio media in mine and don't have this problem anymore. If you don't have anything clogging it in the media (or sponges), check the tubes.
when you check into the problem, fill all three trays with biomax and caller good. it works perfect. your mech filtration will be done with the sponges around the trays. you dont need anymore. another plus; you dont need to ever change the biomax.
Not entirely correct. The outer sponges will take care of bulk waste, but over time that bulk waste breaks down and passes through the sponges. The smaller waste particles now recirculate around your tank and also begin to coat your bio media, reducing it's efficiency. If your your using fine pore media such as matrix etc, you will clog the pores over time rendering the media less and less effective. This is why it's recommended to have some sort of of finer filtration on top of the media in the first basket. The blue pads designed for the fx5, or some poly batting etc do a good job and normally give you good maintenance period of a few weeks to a few months before the need to change. The white polishing pads for the fx5 will clog quickly and are not recommended for long periods of filtration unless you don't mind changing them every week or two.
if you have anything in the tank that produces air bubbles it will suck the up causing it to cavitate