TheNamelessPoet
Aquarium Advice Freak
Ok so I did a blackout last week for 3.5-4 days due to MASSIVE algae problem (DIY C02 malfunction, all fixed now)
I removed the co2 when I did the blackout and have since put it back (waitied 24 hours to be sure everything looked stable) Now I notive the tiny bubbles and didnt think much of it. Well now there are LOTS of them.. and I mean LOTS of them. (as I sit here my snail just pulled up a plant... the little jerk lol) I have a pretty heavily planted tank (I think it is anyway) The most recent picture I have thats cropped is from 6/16, there is actualy much more growth.
Now I would say in every 2'X 2" block of water there is aprox 2-5 bubbles... These bubbles are MAYBE the size of the tip of a lin and are small enough to make me wonder at 2st if there were bubbles or something floating in the water. Definatly bubbles. I got nervous thinking maybe a c02 problem but the fish are all breathing fine and the c02 is in 1 corner of the tank and the bubbles are a little bigger... plus this is VERY even over the entire tank? is this o2 (or just O?) from the plants I have groundcover over at least 70% probably more like 80%+ of the tank which includes java moss and Blyxa Japonica with a 3.25 wpg setup. DIY CO2 with 1 2 Liter bottle with 4+ cups water, 2 cups sugar and ~1 teaspoon yeast (lasts about 2 weeks sometimes 3 tho by the 3rd it gets kinda weak) with a chopstick difuser
. Also it seams maybe once every minute there is 1 larger bubble, not in the same place ever really, that comes up which is about the size of a droplet of water
I have a small snail "outbreak" if that helps.
Levels
0/0/40 (I know higher than normal usualy I am around 25-30 but with the blackout the plants didnt soak any up. I generaly have to ADD the nitrates once a week to keep it at around 25-40... these #'s are from saturday night and I will take them again tomorrow. i DID ad liquid ferts tonight but as I said b4 the bubbles were there b4 I did that.
Sorry for teh long post but I wanted to get every bit of info I have into it.
I removed the co2 when I did the blackout and have since put it back (waitied 24 hours to be sure everything looked stable) Now I notive the tiny bubbles and didnt think much of it. Well now there are LOTS of them.. and I mean LOTS of them. (as I sit here my snail just pulled up a plant... the little jerk lol) I have a pretty heavily planted tank (I think it is anyway) The most recent picture I have thats cropped is from 6/16, there is actualy much more growth.
Now I would say in every 2'X 2" block of water there is aprox 2-5 bubbles... These bubbles are MAYBE the size of the tip of a lin and are small enough to make me wonder at 2st if there were bubbles or something floating in the water. Definatly bubbles. I got nervous thinking maybe a c02 problem but the fish are all breathing fine and the c02 is in 1 corner of the tank and the bubbles are a little bigger... plus this is VERY even over the entire tank? is this o2 (or just O?) from the plants I have groundcover over at least 70% probably more like 80%+ of the tank which includes java moss and Blyxa Japonica with a 3.25 wpg setup. DIY CO2 with 1 2 Liter bottle with 4+ cups water, 2 cups sugar and ~1 teaspoon yeast (lasts about 2 weeks sometimes 3 tho by the 3rd it gets kinda weak) with a chopstick difuser
. Also it seams maybe once every minute there is 1 larger bubble, not in the same place ever really, that comes up which is about the size of a droplet of water I have a small snail "outbreak" if that helps.
Levels
0/0/40 (I know higher than normal usualy I am around 25-30 but with the blackout the plants didnt soak any up. I generaly have to ADD the nitrates once a week to keep it at around 25-40... these #'s are from saturday night and I will take them again tomorrow. i DID ad liquid ferts tonight but as I said b4 the bubbles were there b4 I did that.
Sorry for teh long post but I wanted to get every bit of info I have into it.
