So i have two Fx5 canisters. One of them has had a nasty micro bubble problem for about a year. But it still works and i don't have the money to replace it so, i have spent the last year trouble shooting. No pads, only ceramic rings, not packed tight, greased all the seals on the canister, replaced the intake hose, and constantly clean the impeller for sand.
So......i had a fish that was growing some sort of fungus on its side. To treat i went and bought some Pimafix. When i dosed that tank i noticed tons of bubbles were created where the current was strong. Once the medication reached my canisters, tens of thousands of bubbles came shooting out of the Fx5 that had the micro bubble problem. It was so dense that i could bairly see into the tank. The tiny bubbles where everywhere. The fish didn't seem to mind so i left the tank alone for the night. When i woke up this morning, their were no more micro bubble shooting out of the Fx5. So its been clear of micro bubbles for 24 hours now. Well see how long it last.
My theory is that this medication attaches itself to bubbles in some way. It must have attached itself to the air trapped in the canister and made it light enough to shoot out the outtake.
Honestly, i have no idea why this worked. I was hoping someone who knew about the property's of Pimafix could explain. But i had never herd of this solution to the constant threads of Fx5 micro bubble problems. Let me know what you all think.
Sent from my XT897 using MonsterAquariaNetwork App
So......i had a fish that was growing some sort of fungus on its side. To treat i went and bought some Pimafix. When i dosed that tank i noticed tons of bubbles were created where the current was strong. Once the medication reached my canisters, tens of thousands of bubbles came shooting out of the Fx5 that had the micro bubble problem. It was so dense that i could bairly see into the tank. The tiny bubbles where everywhere. The fish didn't seem to mind so i left the tank alone for the night. When i woke up this morning, their were no more micro bubble shooting out of the Fx5. So its been clear of micro bubbles for 24 hours now. Well see how long it last.
My theory is that this medication attaches itself to bubbles in some way. It must have attached itself to the air trapped in the canister and made it light enough to shoot out the outtake.
Honestly, i have no idea why this worked. I was hoping someone who knew about the property's of Pimafix could explain. But i had never herd of this solution to the constant threads of Fx5 micro bubble problems. Let me know what you all think.
Sent from my XT897 using MonsterAquariaNetwork App
