bubbles on glass what is it

jeffscustomcage · 02/22/2011, 11:43 PM

i am getting little bubbles all over m refugium glass. looks like air bubbles but is multiplying. does anyone have a idea what it could be. looks like bu bble algea but not green its clear.

mcoomer · 02/23/2011, 02:18 AM

If you've got algae in there it's probably air bubbles. In the day your algae will produce O2 from CO2 so air bubbles will form on the glass until the water carries it away. If you don't have a lot of flow in there they'll probably stick to the glass for a while.

Mike

breiter3 · 02/23/2011, 06:55 AM

Have you checked your skimmer? Assuming you have one... I could be releasing micro bubbles into The fuge

jeffscustomcage · 02/23/2011, 07:35 AM

the bubble are in the section that comes from the tank drain. my skimmer is in another tank that is attached together. i have algae on the glass i will try to get a picture

cloak · 02/23/2011, 01:15 PM

Oxygen being produced through photosythesis. "Pearling" is another name for that.

02/22/2011, 11:43 PM	#1
jeffscustomcage Moved On Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: zion illinois Posts: 294	bubbles on glass what is it i am getting little bubbles all over m refugium glass. looks like air bubbles but is multiplying. does anyone have a idea what it could be. looks like bu bble algea but not green its clear.

02/23/2011, 02:18 AM	#2
mcoomer Rat Bastard! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sammamish, WA Posts: 1,487	If you've got algae in there it's probably air bubbles. In the day your algae will produce O2 from CO2 so air bubbles will form on the glass until the water carries it away. If you don't have a lot of flow in there they'll probably stick to the glass for a while. Mike __________________ Spending exorbitant amounts of money on this hobby since 1998! My wife thought the tank would be cheaper and easier to keep than a dog...no seriously! Current Tank Info: 180 gallon mixed reef; Reeflo Barracuda, Tunze 6105 (X3), 250W Radiums with dual HQI Blue Wave 7, Reefkeeper Elite controller, custom sump with ASM G4, carbon and GFO reactors

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02/23/2011, 06:55 AM	#3
breiter3 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 98	Have you checked your skimmer? Assuming you have one... I could be releasing micro bubbles into The fuge

02/23/2011, 07:35 AM	#4
jeffscustomcage Moved On Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: zion illinois Posts: 294	the bubble are in the section that comes from the tank drain. my skimmer is in another tank that is attached together. i have algae on the glass i will try to get a picture

02/23/2011, 01:15 PM	#5
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Oxygen being produced through photosythesis. "Pearling" is another name for that.