General Care Discussion :: bubbles on the surface??

[Tenodera]

I checked Serra's tank today to put in some duckweed ans some redleaf lettuce when I found some foam on the sides and a some in the middle...Is this normal? My dad says its normal for it to have bubbles like this, but I have never seen this foam in any pictures of turtle tanks... The only place where I've seen this is in stagnant pools. I have a waterfall filter that sometimes releases small bubbles. Is this where they are coming from?

Serra doesn't even notice the bubbles...lol



So is there any cause for concern?

[xsavingsaturdayx]

I'm not sure, but by any chance did you clean the tank recently? Sometimes when i clean my tank and add a little more water conditioner then i am supposed to, i get alot of bubbles on the surface of the water.

[Tenodera]

Ohh....I did change the water yesterday and I might have put in too much water conditioner....What do I do to get rid of the bubbles? Or will they slowly disappear?

[xsavingsaturdayx]

If the bubbles are caused by the water conditoner then i dont think you can do much, just wait it out i guess.

[laturcotte]

If you're concerned there is too much conditioner scoop out about 1/4-1/2 water and replace it with fresh water this will neutilize the conditioner.
Then you are good to go.

[grey goose]

It could be from the lettuce also. I've noticed those bubbles in my tank too, but mostly when they don't eat the veggies right away.

[marisa]

When I've seen frothy bubbles like that in a tank (usually a smaller tank) and it was shortly after a water change, it was often because the same media had been used for a long period of time and/or the media needed to be cleaned more thoroughly (I don't use any water conditioner/dechlorinator). If you adjust for the water conditioner and the bubbles still appear, try cleaning the filter better.

[Tenodera]

Yeah, I did a 25% water change and cleaned out the filter...Lots of lettuce stuck in there! Now there's no more bubbles. Thanks!