Habitat - Indoor :: wierd thick bubbles

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Post Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:02 pm   wierd thick bubbles

today i noticed some wierd bubbles throughout the top of the water in my tank.
it looks like dog slobber..its really wierd.
i have no idea where they came from.


anyone had this problem?
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Post Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:06 pm   

is like a foam?
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Post Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:08 pm   

its not really foamy.

you have dogs....you know after they drink out of their water dish and its like got bubbles around the edges and they're like clear and thick?
well that's what these bubbles are like.
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Post Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:11 pm   

my dogs put their entire face in the water when they drink. haha. i think i know what your talking about. that happened in my tank. it was like the bubbles from my bubble disk wouldnt go away. whenever i saw it like that i would just run my hand over them to pop them. it hasnt done it in FOREVER though. hope that helps
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Post Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:40 pm   

hahaha that's cute.

i'll have to try taht.
i think it might be from my filter or soemthing.
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Post Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:21 pm   

When ever the water level in my tank is a certain level tick bubbles like that form around anything touching the top of the water.
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Post Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 11:06 pm   

Sometimes too much water conditioner can cause a filmy bubbly slime on top. Could be that. Change out some of the water.
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