As you are laughing at me.lol Yes I am very new to Aquaria Central and to having a aquarium. I just bought a 30 gallon tank with all the stuff it was a starter kit. Well today when i filled the thing up and got everything running all of a sudden bubbles were everywhere on the walls of the aquarium on the plants what have i done wrong or is that normal and how do i get rid of them. Thanks in advanced.
Bubbles everywhere! Please help
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this is completely normal when filling up a tank for the first time, or when doing a large water change. tap water contains dissolved gases under pressure (in the pipes). once the water comes out of the pipes, the pressure is released and the gases start to separate out from the water. they form on surfaces inside the tank. just like when you pour soda into a glass - the CO2 bubbles come out of the soda and stick to the sides of the glass. If you leave the soda out long enough, all the gases will escape (and your soda will be flat). The same thing with your tank.
If you can it's better to do a fishless cycle using Ammonia, this link tells you about cycling: http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=84598
About bubbles -- when I first started keeping a tank I noticed bubbles on each and every fish after I did a water change.! At first I panicked -- I thought they all suddenly got ich! But there were bubbles on everything -- the rocks, the plants, and the fish, so I waited. In a few hours they all went away. Now, whenever I do a water change, my husband comes to look at the tank because he likes the temporarily frosty look of all the plants.
About cylcing -- the folks on this forum have a lot of knowledge about this and it's probably (one of) the most important things keeping your fish alive. They'll give you great advice.
About cylcing -- the folks on this forum have a lot of knowledge about this and it's probably (one of) the most important things keeping your fish alive. They'll give you great advice.