Too many bubbles from airstone??
 

Well, I have two small goldfish in a 5 gallon tank. I know I know,
thats not enough room but thats all I can afford at the moment.
Anyway, I bought a 15 gallon air pump (i'm looking into getting a
bigger tank) which is attached to a filter, and and airstone. The
airstone is blasting out bubbles and its making the top of the whole
tank all bubbly/foamy. There is hardly any surface water that isn't
bubbly. Is this normal or do I need to do something? Thanks for any
help.

Too many bubbles from airstone??
 

wrote in message
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Well, I have two small goldfish in a 5 gallon tank. I know I know,
thats not enough room but thats all I can afford at the moment.
Anyway, I bought a 15 gallon air pump (i'm looking into getting a
bigger tank) which is attached to a filter, and and airstone. The
airstone is blasting out bubbles and its making the top of the whole
tank all bubbly/foamy. There is hardly any surface water that isn't
bubbly. Is this normal or do I need to do something? Thanks for any
help.
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You need to get a valve to bleed some of the air off. It should be gently
bubbling and not making the tank surface look like ocean surf during a
hurricane. A 20g Long tank would be better for 2 goldfish than a 15g
standard.

What kind of GF do you have? :-)
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Too many bubbles from airstone??
 

Koi-lo wrote:
wrote in message
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Well, I have two small goldfish in a 5 gallon tank. I know I know,
thats not enough room but thats all I can afford at the moment.
Anyway, I bought a 15 gallon air pump (i'm looking into getting a
bigger tank) which is attached to a filter, and and airstone. The
airstone is blasting out bubbles and its making the top of the whole
tank all bubbly/foamy. There is hardly any surface water that isn't
bubbly. Is this normal or do I need to do something? Thanks for any
help.
========================
You need to get a valve to bleed some of the air off. It should be
gently bubbling and not making the tank surface look like ocean surf
during a hurricane. A 20g Long tank would be better for 2 goldfish
than a 15g standard.

And if it's actually FOAMING, you probably have a lot of crud in the water
and should do a water change.

Too many bubbles from airstone??
 

Too many bubbles from airstone??
 

Too many bubbles from airstone??
 

"Cindy" wrote in message
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My outlook on tanks is, the more the merrier! I stockpile them. I may
need one, or hey I may get one of my friends hooked on fish, you never
know. ;)
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Looking for something glass and at least holding a gallon of water for my
bettas, I saw more than a few tanks in the Goodwill stores where I live.
They were all 50% off that day. I would have grabbed a few but have nowhere
to store more tanks. They ranged in size from 10 gallons to a large one no
one knew the gallonage of - all with stands!!!!

I did find some cheap 1 to 2 gallon jars for 50% off. :-)))
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My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/h/shastadaisy
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Too many bubbles from airstone??
 

Koi-lo wrote:
"Cindy" wrote in message
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My outlook on tanks is, the more the merrier! I stockpile them. I
may need one, or hey I may get one of my friends hooked on fish, you
never know. ;)
==============
Looking for something glass and at least holding a gallon of water
for my bettas, I saw more than a few tanks in the Goodwill stores
where I live. They were all 50% off that day. I would have grabbed a
few but have nowhere to store more tanks. They ranged in size from
10 gallons to a large one no one knew the gallonage of - all with
stands!!!!
I did find some cheap 1 to 2 gallon jars for 50% off. :-)))

I have a betta in an antique gallon jar. Looks cool. :) I have another
old jar from a soda fountain, probably 3/4 gallon, round from above, oval
from the side. I have to put some water in it and see if a fish would look
distorted.
Smith & Hawken has some beautiful, expensive gallonish-sized footed vases
that I would love to use for bettas! I've seen nice ones at Michael's,
Hobby Lobby and Garden Ridge too, for less than S & H. Where else...oh
yeah, Pottery Barn.

Too many bubbles from airstone??
 

"Cindy" wrote in message
om...
Koi-lo wrote:
Looking for something glass and at least holding a gallon of water
for my bettas, I saw more than a few tanks in the Goodwill stores
where I live. They were all 50% off that day. I would have grabbed a
few but have nowhere to store more tanks. They ranged in size from
10 gallons to a large one no one knew the gallonage of - all with
stands!!!!
I did find some cheap 1 to 2 gallon jars for 50% off. :-)))
===================================
I have a betta in an antique gallon jar. Looks cool. :) I have another
old jar from a soda fountain, probably 3/4 gallon, round from above, oval
from the side. I have to put some water in it and see if a fish would
look distorted.

$ So far only the pickle jar really distorts them but the betta I have in
that is so old and decrepit he looks bad anyway. I'll let him live out his
life in it.

Smith & Hawken has some beautiful, expensive gallonish-sized footed vases
that I would love to use for bettas! I've seen nice ones at Michael's,
Hobby Lobby and Garden Ridge too, for less than S & H. Where else...oh
yeah, Pottery Barn.

$ Those places are too expensive for things to put fish in. :-) I paid
less than $2 each for the huge jars I got at the Goodwill store. When
you're retired you gotta pinch pennies.
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Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/h/shastadaisy
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