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Not sure if I should panic.
I swished the foam/water around and most of it dissipated but not all. I then took water paramaters:
ammo 4-5, approx
nitrIte 0
NitrAte 5
ph: 7.6+ (dark blue)
high range ph: 7.6 or a shade lighter
I then decided to do the shake test that Eco suggested; there was some foam/bubbles when doing the shake test with tank water, but not suds like the in the tank in the pic in my previous post and most of the bubbles popped fairly quickly: Video Link
I also put water straight from the tap in the container and did the same test; not many bubbles at all and the few there were popped quickly. I then added ammonia to the container and swished again; hardly any bubbles at all, same as with the straight tap water. So, now I'm a bit worried.
I did a 5 gal water change and moved the plants around and filled the water up so that the output of water from the filter isn't quite falling so much to get to the tank. It seemed to help some (pics below) but there is still a small line of foam on the top of the tank, although not as much.
Should I worry that I did something stupid by accident? Should I buy a new tank and switch everything over, or should I not panic yet? I don't want to chance putting fish in here whenever the tank is ready if this problem persists and I don't know the cause. Help.
Not sure if I should panic.
I swished the foam/water around and most of it dissipated but not all. I then took water paramaters:
ammo 4-5, approx
nitrIte 0
NitrAte 5
ph: 7.6+ (dark blue)
high range ph: 7.6 or a shade lighter
I then decided to do the shake test that Eco suggested; there was some foam/bubbles when doing the shake test with tank water, but not suds like the in the tank in the pic in my previous post and most of the bubbles popped fairly quickly: Video Link
I also put water straight from the tap in the container and did the same test; not many bubbles at all and the few there were popped quickly. I then added ammonia to the container and swished again; hardly any bubbles at all, same as with the straight tap water. So, now I'm a bit worried.
I did a 5 gal water change and moved the plants around and filled the water up so that the output of water from the filter isn't quite falling so much to get to the tank. It seemed to help some (pics below) but there is still a small line of foam on the top of the tank, although not as much.
Should I worry that I did something stupid by accident? Should I buy a new tank and switch everything over, or should I not panic yet? I don't want to chance putting fish in here whenever the tank is ready if this problem persists and I don't know the cause. Help.