misnoma Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Some of my rock, and areas on my sand (1" deep max) appear to be almost fizzing, with lil bubbles that occasionally rise to the surface. I'm guessing this might be nitrogen gas being released at the end of the nitrogen cycle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 cyano no doubt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misnoma Posted October 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 explanation? I know what cyano is, and that it's undesirable.. but a little more detail would be good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Bit of both can happen. Once the nitrogen cycle is completed and the sand bed begins producing nitrogen gas, if there is any cyanobacteria slime on the bed, it can accumulate nitrogen gas as bubbles and you get bubbly cyano slime. If there is no cyano, you will just see the bubbles "fizz" into the water. But once everything is stabilized most of the nitrogen will just diffuse into the water, you won't even see it, and it will diffuse back out of the water at the surface into the air. Great to watch all the stages in our new tanks, as it all starts coming together, yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Cyano undesireable? Well yes, sort of. One thing about cyano is it is actually an excellent absorber of nutrients. If a tank has cyano, rather than try to kill it, if it is regularly syphoned, this will be a great way to remove excess nutrients from the tank, continue syphoning the cyano at each opportunity until the nutrients are gone and the cyano receeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misnoma Posted October 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Thanks wasp Was chatting to cookie extreme tonight and he said similar things about cyano, maybe "unsightly" would have been a better word for me to use There are definitely a lot of the bubbles rising to the surface, it's fun to watch (heh, I'm such a noob 8) ). Will do some water tests tomorrow as well to see where things are, it's been a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 There are definitely a lot of the bubbles rising to the surface, it's fun to watch (heh, I'm such a noob 8) Ha Ha! I saw a thread on Reef Central where a guy sat up at night watching pods in his tank with a torch. Then his girlfriend freaked and got all snaky, he couldn't see why, till she pointed out he'd been watching them for 3 hours. He had no idea it had been that long. Guess she just could not see how someone would watch little white things with a torch for 3 hours :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misnoma Posted October 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 I didn't just spend 10 mins finding all the new snails I got tonight.. honest :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Its a shame a person has to work, could watch the tanks all day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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