Stacey Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 It appears my brackish tank has developed bubbles. Similar to a betta's bubble nest, but with no 'betta spit film' on the surface. There aren't too many bubbles, but there were none at the last water change 2 days ago. *tank is 26 gallons, currently housing 4 adult Columbian ramshorn snails. *test results are; ammonia, nitrite 0, nitrate 5, pH 7.6, 1.003 SG Only equipment in the tank is an AC 50 filter and heater. The filter was cleaned 2 days ago, but obviously using no soaps or detergents. So is there something wrong with my water? Or do these snails blow bubbles?? (Never seen them blow bubbles, but I've only ever kept them with bettas before, thus any bubbles would've been wrongly attributed anyway.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osprey Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 The salt will encourage a certain amount of bubbles. Might want to try to divert the flow from the AC so that it flows across the surface instead of downward, if it bothers you a lot. Otherwise, I wouldnt worry about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacey Posted September 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 Thanks Osprey, it didn't even occur to be that the salt could be bubble-y........ I was staring at the snails, trying to catch them blowing the bubbles.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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