white film on water

[fishman61]

I recently noticed a white film on top of the water, what is it and how can I get rid of it?

 

[strollo22]

Is it like powdery or an actual film? Pic would help


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[RefriedPenguin]

If it looks oily it might be not enough surface agitation on top of the water.


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[fishman61]

like an oily film

 

[joe jaskot]

To remove oily film from surface of the water, turn off filters. Lay a sheet of newspaper on water surface. When paper gets saturated remove. Oil will adhere to paper. May have to use a few sheets of newspaper to remove all oil. Turn filters back on.

 

[THallman]

Computer paper works also haha. I had the same problem and I didnt have newspaper so I used what was available.

 

[Miguel]

Water circulation on the surface avoids that. And more water chamges.

 

[THallman]

Well I have had my tank set up for about a week or two cycling before I put fish in there. I have only had the fish in there for about a week and a half and only have done one water change


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[IndovinaVI]

I had the same thing in my tanks till I did the same thing as you and figured out why it was happening. I think it's the proteins from the food and the fact that the surface wasn't being agitated enough.

My cure and CRYSTAL clear surface:
http://www.amazon.com/Hagen-A240-Fl...9516946&sr=8-1&keywords=hagen+surface+skimmer
Surface skimmer made by Hagen. Cheap, easy to install on most filtration systems, and floats for various water levels. It's adjustable so you can have more skim off top vs below.

For the cost, I 100% recommend this product- had it running for 1 year so far.

Mike

 

[IndovinaVI]

Oh, and one more thing- the skimmer part is removable so that when you are feeding it doesn't suck all the food down the tube until you want it gone..