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Tiny Bubbles will NOT go away, please help.

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#1 ·
All my water Parameters are ok. I do weekly water changes. Im running an Aquatech 20-40 HOB power filter.

I have cories, neon tetras, and guppies.

NOW the problem... There are TINY bubbles suspended in the water.

I have tried lowering and raising the water level..
More water changes..

None of this works..

Instead of adding a quick remedy chemical , i want to know what is causing this problem in my tank.

Any one have any ideas?

Oh and any arrangement tips?

 
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#2 ·
Do you mean they're floating around mid-water or clinging to the sides of the tank? I had the latter problem when I first set up my tank. They wouldn't go away for the first few days of cycling, so I reached in and gently ran my fingers across wherever there were those pesky little bubbles. They haven't come back since.
 
#4 ·
One time I did a big water change and the next day noticed a lot of bubbles clumped around the tank. They wouldn't go away for days. Eventually I realized what they were: snail eggs from the hitchhikers on my plants. My fish gobbled them up eventually.

Are you sure they are just air bubbles?
 
#6 ·
hi
is it possible that it's caused by your water flowing
back into the tank from the filter,i find that when the flow is strong
i sometimes get little bubbles in the water,
i find them anoying,as they make my tank sometimes appear
cloudy.Is there any chance of re positioning(sp) the nozzel,
or spray bar to see if this changes anything.
:)
 
#10 ·
hi
i wouldn't have thought that the wood would do that,
having said that,how long has it been in there,
is it possible the bubbles are from the wood becomming
wter soaked perhaps. ?
you could always test to see,take the wood out
if the bubbles are still there then it's not that,and i would
then say its the flow from the filter back into the tank.
 
#11 ·
Did you soak the wood before putting it in/ If not then it may not have been waterlogged in which case it is just becoming water logged now and is releasing th air. I still think this is unlikely as i wouldn't have thought this would have left bubbles for any prolongued period of time.

Follow Willows suggestin and leave it out for a few days to se if the peoblem persists, but I doubt it's the wood TBH.
 
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