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Bubbles forming foam
- Thread starter Ds_BerSerK
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Quick update.
I've tested my Ammonia with my JBL NH4 Test Kit, value is <0.05 basically no ammonia was detected.
This is tap water that I'm using and I haven't added any water conditioner yet.
I've cleared the foam but it came out again.
I've tested my Ammonia with my JBL NH4 Test Kit, value is <0.05 basically no ammonia was detected.
This is tap water that I'm using and I haven't added any water conditioner yet.
I've cleared the foam but it came out again.
I meant RO water.This is tap water that I'm using and I haven't added any water conditioner yet.
I'm no longer getting any foam after a few days and a couple of water changes. Thanks to everyone for their help. I'll soon be starting a thread about the setup after I'm finished with planting.
kayjo
Member
I use a plenum as well and I have found that when I use root tabs the nitrates take a big jump and lasts for 2-3months (I assume this depends on the brand used). I switched to liquid ferts and nitrates have dropped off alot.Weren't root tabs meant to release their content over a long period of time, seems like 3 weeks isn't a long time?
It make sense that constantly pulling water through the substrate and past the root tabs would result in this increase.
For example, my tank (29g) has a couple dozen fish and some snails. It's light-to-moderately planted, but there are a lot of emergent plants in submerged planters. When using root tabs the nitrates were consistently 20-40ppm. Once they were depleted, the nitrates dropped to 5ppm. I now use APT Complete at the recommended dose and my nitrates never go above 10ppm.
