is it normal to have foam, or bubbles on top of the tank? i saw it this morning. im planning on doing a water change later. all help greatly appreciated.
bubble or foam type on top??
- Thread starter Eleven Bravo
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few bubbles yes, foam no. you need something to break the surface of the water. i.e. powerhead, protein skimmers, or a sprayer bar. more dissolved oxygen will be the result.
also foam is ugly and can start to smell!
also foam is ugly and can start to smell!
Eleven Bravo;2794399; said:
it could be there's a lot of reasons for $hit to build up on the surface..
I have 2 Motoros
my tank has:
1200 GPH powerhead
High pressure sprayer bar
and 1 Hydor light/Aerator
= crazy rapid water movement on the surface! like a river! kinda like where Motoros live
ok, thank you sir. i need anther power head. btw where do you place ur powerheads. i currently have mine at 3/4 to the top of the tank. should i lower it to ground level?Deaths Sting;2794444; said:it could be there's a lot of reasons for $hit to build up on the surface..
I have 2 Motoros
my tank has:
1200 GPH powerhead
High pressure sprayer bar
and 1 Hydor light/Aerator
= crazy rapid water movement on the surface! like a river! kinda like where Motoros live
Eleven Bravo;2794465; said:
lol! well there's the problem! lol!!!! put it closer to to the problem areas!
i keep my power head in the corner of my tank on a diagonal angle.
if u know trigonometry/Pythagoras u realize if u place the flow on the hypotenuse of a triangle it will be on a greater path covering more area!
this may be hard to picture! think of ur tank as two triangles together. they form a rectangle or square. the center line is the hyponteuse between the two triangles. they share the same hypnteuse! thats where u want the flow of the power head to go!
or u buy a load of aerators! lol they look nice in the tank with the bubbles and stuff.....
Deaths Sting;2794381; said:
protein skimmer is pointless.....
have you added anything to the tank? ( mela or pima fix etc...)
thick dense foam or collection of bubbles? hate to see you waste your money on something you may not need.... how about a few pictures???
and for the record adding a few airstones will do the same as a powerhead on the surface of a tank.... you dont need 10k a hour worth of flow...