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Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 7:49 pm **Tiny bubbles and other ????**

What causes tiny bubbles in the water right after I clean my tank??

It might be the light in the room but the lines inbetween the scutes in this pics and in person look purple

and one last question..I know that it he really needs to be 4" or more to tell for sure but look at the nails...Do I have a boy possibly??

Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 7:58 pm

I think the bubbles are just air escaping from the little pockets that were formed during the fill up. They definitely aren't harmful and you can wipe them off.

He's definitely too young to determine sex, but, his nails are pretty wicked for a baby that size. Keep an eye on his nails, and if you notice them getting any longer, than you probably have a boy. If they stay the same length and just thicken up as he grows, you probably have a girl.

Website · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 8:26 pm

well my 3 inch has the same nails. but the bubble problem doesnt really bother. if you dont scrub the tank after you refill it with soap the bubbles get stuck. every time i wash the inside the tank with soap and rinse it off it slides the bubbles from the glass so they dont appear. if you dont want bubbles, wash the tank with soap and rinse it out. you dont have to do it but it prevents the glass from getting bubbly

Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 9:14 pm

I did wash it with soap LOL

Website · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 9:53 pm

oh sorry, i dont use liquid soap, i use the soap on the bar wet it and mix it with a wet rag and use that soap. try that

Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:24 am

I have these kind of sponges that you would use in a canister filter, and I rub that on the side of the tank and it wipes them right off.

Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:22 am

If you do wash it with soap, make sure you rinse it really well so that there isn't any film left.

Website · Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 4:35 pm

i scrub it off pretty well. i get the walls on the inside really soapy and it runs off to the bottom. once the whole tank is rinsed, i just dump out the soap and refill

Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 7:06 pm

Yeah but how small is your tank? If you have a small tank it would be easy but with a large one it would be harder.

Website · Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:08 pm

yeah i have a 56 gal. and well it is pretty hard. if you have a small tank that can fit in a tub, then its pretty quick. my 5 gallon could fit in my tub and all i had to do was run the water and scrub the tank top to bottom and i was done. but with the 56 gal. im using now i have to go back and froth from the bathroom and it makes a mess and wets my floor to the max which i hate cleaning after wards. so far my record of slips was 5 out of 7 tank cleanings. so ill admit its hard

Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 12:01 pm

I would just do what you've been doing and if you don't like the bubbles just wipe them off after you fill it up.

Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 12:32 pm

They go away after a few hours...I just didn't know if it meant something bad

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