Hey everyone,
New to owning an aquarium here. I bought what I believe is a 29 or 30 gallon tank two days ago. Filled it up with tap water, added everything it needs, floor rocks, a couple decor items (a volcano and a couple fake plants), a heater (currently set at 78 degrees F), a filter and a bubble disk inside of the volcano that churns out some serious bubbles...
Anyway, I set it all up, added a capful of Prime Seachem water conditioner that removes all of the nasty chemicals and such. Had the bubble disk in the volcano going and left for work... 8 hours later I returned home to a tank with a good 1.5 inches of foam across the entire water surface... some of it got so high it was almost overflowing out of the back of the tank by the filter. Smelled the water, doesn't have any distinct or soapy smells - smells like plain water. I turned the volcano off for the night and the next morning the majority of the bubbles were gone, but there was still a 1/4 inch film of bubbles across the water surface.
Here's a photo of the volcano going: Ring of FIRE!
Is it possible to "overbubble" your tank and create this "sud" effect on the surface? I bought the pump for the bubble disk that said "for tanks up to 30 gallons" on the box so I assumed it would be fine, but maybe the volcano is outputting way too much oxygen and causing the tank to fizz? Should I exchange the pump for a less powerful one? Or is it the water conditioner still circulating through the filter and becoming agitated by the bubbler? Or is it something totally different that I am missing?
By the way, no fish in here yet obviously... Oh, and if you have any suggestions for really unique freshwater fish that I should get, let me know!
Thanks for your help everyone!
New to owning an aquarium here. I bought what I believe is a 29 or 30 gallon tank two days ago. Filled it up with tap water, added everything it needs, floor rocks, a couple decor items (a volcano and a couple fake plants), a heater (currently set at 78 degrees F), a filter and a bubble disk inside of the volcano that churns out some serious bubbles...
Anyway, I set it all up, added a capful of Prime Seachem water conditioner that removes all of the nasty chemicals and such. Had the bubble disk in the volcano going and left for work... 8 hours later I returned home to a tank with a good 1.5 inches of foam across the entire water surface... some of it got so high it was almost overflowing out of the back of the tank by the filter. Smelled the water, doesn't have any distinct or soapy smells - smells like plain water. I turned the volcano off for the night and the next morning the majority of the bubbles were gone, but there was still a 1/4 inch film of bubbles across the water surface.
Here's a photo of the volcano going: Ring of FIRE!
Is it possible to "overbubble" your tank and create this "sud" effect on the surface? I bought the pump for the bubble disk that said "for tanks up to 30 gallons" on the box so I assumed it would be fine, but maybe the volcano is outputting way too much oxygen and causing the tank to fizz? Should I exchange the pump for a less powerful one? Or is it the water conditioner still circulating through the filter and becoming agitated by the bubbler? Or is it something totally different that I am missing?
By the way, no fish in here yet obviously... Oh, and if you have any suggestions for really unique freshwater fish that I should get, let me know!
Thanks for your help everyone!