Bubbles

[aquaplanner]

Why does the surface of my tank have so many bubbles, one night I took out the air stone and it stopped but is it okay if the bubbles are covering 80% of the surface?!

 

[Samzter]

What's the stock? It looks like a bubble nest . If you have a gourami or a betta, that's what it is. It's perfectly normal and nothing to worry about.

 

[Banana mouse]

Don't mean to steal the post but I had this in my old tank, what actually courses it?

 

[aquaplanner]

I only have a Cory, 2 Dalmatian Molly and I bn pleco

 

[DavidAl]

Are you using Stress Coat with aloe vera?

 

[aquaplanner]

No, but I use water conditioner

 

[Samzter]

Okay, I really don't know what it could be, I've only ever had this problem with bubble nests.

 

[abstract373]

i had a issue with bubbles on my 29 gal after a few pwc it went away...not sure if it was ammonia or freezed dry foods..if you put your finger in the water and it feels oily then same problem do a few pwc ...good luck

 

[aquaplanner]

I have an air stone, but I didn't know they caused that much bubbles!

 

[FishFanatic88]

I know that in my tank, if the water level drops below a certain point then i get a ton of bubbles on the surface because of my filter.

 

[aquaplanner]

So I should overflow the filter?

 

[Samzter]

Is your tank filled to the top with water ?

 

[FishFanatic88]

So I should overflow the filter?

what i am saying is to just raise you water level above the output "waterfall" on the filter. Do it gradually so u dont fill it too high.

 

[aquaplanner]

I'll try.

 

[aquaplanner]

It helps a little but still a lot, also when I feed, the bubbles go away but after I'm done, the bubbles slowly take over the surface

 

[FishFanatic88]

what is the stock and size of the tank?

 

[aquaplanner]

1 bn pleco, 1 Cory, 2 Molly, 3 ghost shrimp and it's a 15 gallons

 

[FishFanatic88]

Have you used any type of additives, meds, chemicals etc etc... ever in this tank?

 

[aquaplanner]

I've used rid-ich, rid-fungus,water conditioner(aqueon), and API water clarifier, but I do water changes 3x a week

 

[FishFanatic88]

I've used rid-ich, rid-fungus,water conditioner(aqueon), and API water clarifier, but I do water changes 3x a week

do a 50% water change when you get the chance, only use the water conditioner. let me know if you notice a change with the bubbles.

I had a problem with my oscar tank because i was using too many water conditioners, meds and clarifiers at once and a foam/bubble problem developed.