Hi, I'm pretty new here but hopefully someone can help me!=)
I have a 5 gallon hex aquarium that only contains one betta.
I have an eclipse filter and biowheel (that came with it) in the tank.
Today I was looking at the tank and I noticed that at the top (top of the water) it almost looks like how an oil spill looks on the highway, kind of rainbow colored and greasy. I have no clue why. The "rainbow" look of it could be a reflection of the plants and the gravel, but I don't know why the water looks so stagnant and oily.... like, when I feed him a pellet, the pellet make a dent in the "greasiness" or when the betta come up to get a breathe of air it will make a pocket in the greasiness.
I am fairly sure the filter is working correctly, because the tank seems clean but the water definitely stays pretty still... all of my readings are normal... is this normal for the water to look this way? I have an eclipse filter with a bio-wheel, it did not come with the instructions, but I asked on here and was told that with that type of system the blue spongey part of the filter should be the part I see when I remove the hood and the plastic part should face the plastic bottom... I am fairly sure I have it set up right - but you never know I guess. I just hope its sucking the crud up.
Also, there are bubbles near the part where the biowheel is releasing the water back into the aquarium... did the betta build a bubble nest or is this from something else?
I have a 5 gallon hex aquarium that only contains one betta.
I have an eclipse filter and biowheel (that came with it) in the tank.
Today I was looking at the tank and I noticed that at the top (top of the water) it almost looks like how an oil spill looks on the highway, kind of rainbow colored and greasy. I have no clue why. The "rainbow" look of it could be a reflection of the plants and the gravel, but I don't know why the water looks so stagnant and oily.... like, when I feed him a pellet, the pellet make a dent in the "greasiness" or when the betta come up to get a breathe of air it will make a pocket in the greasiness.
I am fairly sure the filter is working correctly, because the tank seems clean but the water definitely stays pretty still... all of my readings are normal... is this normal for the water to look this way? I have an eclipse filter with a bio-wheel, it did not come with the instructions, but I asked on here and was told that with that type of system the blue spongey part of the filter should be the part I see when I remove the hood and the plastic part should face the plastic bottom... I am fairly sure I have it set up right - but you never know I guess. I just hope its sucking the crud up.
Also, there are bubbles near the part where the biowheel is releasing the water back into the aquarium... did the betta build a bubble nest or is this from something else?