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Fish tank has alot of little bubbles ?

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#1 ·
I am cycling my fish tank and i noticed that there are millions of little bubbles just floating around. i dont have a prorein skimmer or powerhead just tank filter and heater. any help is appreciated. is this normal?
 
#2 ·
I noticed when my water level is low in my tank then more bubbles are forced into the water. Since I have a planted tank and have learned (on this forum) that water surface disturbance is, in short, not ideal for planted tanks, I keep my tank filled as high as possible to minimize the surface disturbance. This also reduces the amount of bubbles in the water. I don't think the bubbles hurt, though. I believe it oxygenates the water (someone correct me if I'm wrong?).

Does it look like the bubbles are coming from the filter?
 
#3 ·
A picture of the tank would be helpful, so that we can visually see what could be causing the problem.

By the way, I am somewhat confused by your statement. In saltwater aquariums, the "filter" is the protein skimmer, which should accompany live rock and sand. What sort of filtration system are you using?
 
#4 ·
How long ago did you fill the tank to begin cycling? I had bubbles in my 55g gallon for about 3 days. I just filled a 5g last night to begin cycling and bubbles were there all night. They are starting to go away and will problably be gone by the end of the day. In a new tank, the bubbles are ususally just from all the air in the water and you filled your tank. The bigger the tank, the more bubbles there will be in the beginning.
 
#7 ·
For the record, your facebook profile is private. We can't see your pics. And no, i'm not sending you a facebook friend request.

Seriously, it sounds like you have a lot more problems that you realize. If you will spend a few minutes on this site you will see that we are very different than a lot of the forums online. This is a VERY friendly and helpful group of people. But we need pics.
 
#13 ·
The live rock structure looks nice and the sand depth looks great. The wonderful thing about this is that you have a very effective method of biologically breaking down organic waste and of denitrification, which will reduce your nitrate levels to zero in a properly set up system.

Which is the first thing we need to address. Why do you have a biofilter? The end result of biological filtration with a biofilter is the production of Nitrates. You al4ready have a method of ammonia and nitrite removal, and a method which does not harm the system with nitrate input. Your biofilter is HARMING your aquarium.

Is this a 20 gallon tank? I can't tell from the pictures. We really need to see the entire system. Post several pictures, including equipment, sump, drain lines, etc.
 
#15 · (Edited)
Looks like an amphipod. Very beneficial to your tank. The are a natural food source for a lot of fish in the tank.

EDIT: I'm editing this post because I looked at your other post and noticed it was TWO of these kind of clear things. Do they move around the tank at all? or are they stationary? If they don't really leave the place they are they could be aiptasia, which are not beneficial to the tank at all. They are a nuisance that tend to multiply out of control and take over the tank. Some people squirt lemon juice into their mouths and that works if you have one or two. Others use Aipasia X; I have no experience with that. I used peppermint shrimp because I had a larger outbreak in my 150 gallon tank. Just make sure you get the correct shrimp, as I have heard that there is a very similiar shrimp that isn't at all an aiptasia eater.
 
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