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[KWTRAINS]

Hello All
I Just Set Up A 45 Gal Tank I Have A Bottom Filter And The To Filter I Was Told To Wait A Week Have The Water Cked If Ok Then Put In Fish But Here Is My Question I Have About A 1/4 " Of Bubbles Or Fome Bubbles On Top Of The Water Is This Normal Or Do I Have A Proble
Thank You
Kevin

[fraley]

I know that tap water can be very gassy depending on area and care needs to be taken when doing water changes as the gas bubbles can get in the fishes gills, which causes problems, but i dont think the bubbles would be anything on your scale.

[Abbeys_Mom]

Welcome to the forum :)

Sorry about your gas....

[Severus]

Welcome to AC. Im not sure i understand exactly what your problem is, but if you have very tiny foamy bubbles at the top they might go away in a day or so. I have never heard of a whole layer of them though. Do you have enough aeration in your tank? If you dont i would get an airstone and see if that helps any. Oxygen bubbles coming out of your tank release toxic gases in the water and this might help fix your problem.

[sergo]

hello and welcome

[Lady Hobbs]

Welcome to AC.

Do not add your fish but do the fishless cycle that you will read in Tank Setup. You will be very happy you went this method!

[xoolooxunny]

Sounds like he just set up a tank and is aerating it before it settled? that will give you a lot of foam at the top of the tank.

[crackatinny]

Welcome to AC:22:

[CanadianFiero]

Welcome to the sitethumbs2:

[cocoa_pleco]

Sounds like he just set up a tank and is aerating it before it settled? that will give you a lot of foam at the top of the tank.

yep. Its gas that doesnt want to escape and is thick, so it stays and builds up

[KWTRAINS]

hello all
thank you for the warm welcome if this is gas that dose not want to escape how do i get rid of it i dod not want to put fish in till the water is right for them i got this tank a few years back and all the fish died so i let it sit empty awile now my 7 year old son wants to put fish in so i have cleaned it and set it up he is wanting fish but i told him we have to wait till the water is ok so thay wont die the bubbles at the top looks likr thay ore from my bottom filter also if i put live plants in will that help before i put in fish pet smart said thay will test the water for me
kevin

[jeffs99dime]

welcome to a.c.