bibbles in sand

[jimbo63]

hello again, My questian is I have noticed bubbles on top of the sand. My tank has been cycling about 4 weeks now. I did a water test last nite, And the results were PH-8.4 Amonia-0 Nitrate20 Nitrite-0.50 These test results have been steady for a week. I do have an outbreak of diatom algea on the sand. Is the tank maturing correctly?

 

[salt210]

like air bubbles coming out of the sand or green bubbles sitting on the sand?

 

[jimbo63]

Air bubbles coming out of sand.

 

[jimbo63]

No, I take my last reply back. The bubbles are sitting on top of the diatoms.

 

[jayking232003]

just cycling! I had air bubbles sitting all over everthing for about 4 days.

 

[jayking232003]

Also,, have u done water changes? How much chemicals or additives are u adding to the tank? I found that doing a water change and adjusting my protein skimmer helped. However, I'm not sure if it really helped cause it was still cycling if uknow what I mean.

 

[jimbo63]

The last time I did a water change was a week ago. The only chems I am using are nutrifin cycle and water conditioner.When I do my water changes I do 10% should I do 50%?