tiny bubbles
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kellenr
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Probably the start of cyanobacteria, red slime algae. Usually starts with stringy mucus containing little air bubbles. Vac it out with a siphon and use a turkey baster to blast it off. If it gets bad you can use Chemi-Clean Red Slime Remover, works very well, just read the instructions well.
reefkprz
Active Member
I agree with kellenR about it being the initial phase of cyanobacteria.
personally
I dont like red slime removers because they dont solve the actual cause just the effect. to truly defeat cyanno you need to eliminate its food source, AKA detritus, excess food, unremoved waste and the nitrogenous compounds the wastes/excesses release.
personally
I dont like red slime removers because they dont solve the actual cause just the effect. to truly defeat cyanno you need to eliminate its food source, AKA detritus, excess food, unremoved waste and the nitrogenous compounds the wastes/excesses release.
harris28
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Originally Posted by spnohio
http:///forum/post/2700048
i have tiny air bubbles forming on my live rock? what is going on?
Did you upgrade your lights lately? When I went from PC to T-5 that happened to me. It went away over time but I did not acclimate the tank to the light. Just a thought.
http:///forum/post/2700048
i have tiny air bubbles forming on my live rock? what is going on?
Did you upgrade your lights lately? When I went from PC to T-5 that happened to me. It went away over time but I did not acclimate the tank to the light. Just a thought.
aztec reef
Active Member
If the bubbles are ontop of lr that has algea or detrius buildup(usually stagnent areas) then its mostlikely the start of cyano bacteria(this can be reasured by testing water impurity levels).
If bubbles are sparangly and scatered through-out the tank and your water levels are fine .don't worry about it.. micro-bubbles are harmless, unless organisms are living in a bubble dominated tank..(like the inside of a protein skimmer chamber).
I don't see much negatives if bubbles are on liverock, however u don't want bubbles to take host in inverts or coral's flesh, sincce it may suffocate them and create embolisms in the flesh....
That said, micro-bubbles on occasions are fine, many of which are due to the association of zooplankton and the transient population associated with braking waves(air flow)..Generally micro-bubbles are generated as a volumetric source by biological organisms, air flow rate, upweling of bottom water, water changes , replenisments of evporated wate, protein skimmer incorrectly set-up,plumbling air leaks ect.....
Small bubbles are very common in tumultuous reef environments, and areas where waves break are often dense with both reef life and small bubbles. In addition, in tanks and on reefs, many bubbles of various sizes, including true "microbubbles" are produced by photosynthesis, and this is especially the case in highly illuminated environments. In my own tank, a constant rise of bubbles, especially in the afternoon, are produced by various corals and algae in even some of my less-illuminated systems. Larger bubbles frequently get sucked into pump intakes, and are chopped up to even smaller sizes and distributed throughout the tank. I won't even start to discuss the massive numbers of bubbles produced by various surge devices. These water motion devices have great benefits in aquaria, and even as anecdotal aquarium observations, I have never seen anything disturbed, irritated, or harmed by the rush of bubbles.
In the natural ocean the bubble population significantly influence the scattering process in the ocean, especially in oligotrophic waters, bubbles are a large contributor to the missing terms in constructing the observed backscattering coeficcient of the oceans..
You decide if bubbles are good/bad or ugly...
If bubbles are sparangly and scatered through-out the tank and your water levels are fine .don't worry about it.. micro-bubbles are harmless, unless organisms are living in a bubble dominated tank..(like the inside of a protein skimmer chamber).
I don't see much negatives if bubbles are on liverock, however u don't want bubbles to take host in inverts or coral's flesh, sincce it may suffocate them and create embolisms in the flesh....
That said, micro-bubbles on occasions are fine, many of which are due to the association of zooplankton and the transient population associated with braking waves(air flow)..Generally micro-bubbles are generated as a volumetric source by biological organisms, air flow rate, upweling of bottom water, water changes , replenisments of evporated wate, protein skimmer incorrectly set-up,plumbling air leaks ect.....
Small bubbles are very common in tumultuous reef environments, and areas where waves break are often dense with both reef life and small bubbles. In addition, in tanks and on reefs, many bubbles of various sizes, including true "microbubbles" are produced by photosynthesis, and this is especially the case in highly illuminated environments. In my own tank, a constant rise of bubbles, especially in the afternoon, are produced by various corals and algae in even some of my less-illuminated systems. Larger bubbles frequently get sucked into pump intakes, and are chopped up to even smaller sizes and distributed throughout the tank. I won't even start to discuss the massive numbers of bubbles produced by various surge devices. These water motion devices have great benefits in aquaria, and even as anecdotal aquarium observations, I have never seen anything disturbed, irritated, or harmed by the rush of bubbles.
In the natural ocean the bubble population significantly influence the scattering process in the ocean, especially in oligotrophic waters, bubbles are a large contributor to the missing terms in constructing the observed backscattering coeficcient of the oceans..
You decide if bubbles are good/bad or ugly...
aztec reef
Active Member
Thats normal ocurrance, those bubbles are Nitrates being converted into gaseous nitrogen oxide. aka denitrifying process. Any invertebrates strolling on sandbed or substrate will trigger the realease of them,(also it would happen naturally) into the water column. though sometimes they adhere to lr or other surfaces..No big deal though, however they are not really attractive, so what u can do is blow them off with a turkey baster or just brake them with ur hands or a toothbrush. Either way, eventually they will rise up to the water surface where they brake, thus realeasing the gases into the atmosphere..