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Postby Phil » Thu 17 Jul, 2008 19:25

When I turn on my filter foam comes out of the return & it takes a while to clear up . Any suggestions?


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Postby muss08 » Thu 17 Jul, 2008 22:28

Do you use baquicil instead of chlorine? Have you recently added a large amount of algaecide? These two commonly cause foaming. Are you sure the "foam" is not just small air bubbles?
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