Means ur plant is working very well! That's what most planter love to see in their planted tank.
Hi everyone i'm new here, been lurking for a while but had to sign up.
My question is:
I have just set up a 125l tank, planted with Amazon swords, vallis and some riccia, i've just added two 24wT5 tubes and the Nutrafin plant gro CO2 system.
Its take a day for the CO2 to start seriously producing bubbles (getting 1 every 3-4 seconds now) what ive notice is that my Riccia is now full of small bubbles and there are trails of very tiny (1/2mm) bubbles coming off my swords and valis, is this normal? And why are the plants starting to produce bubbles?
Scott.
Means ur plant is working very well! That's what most planter love to see in their planted tank.
it means that your plants are photosynthesizing, abundantly! Congrats.
when plants photosynthesis, they give off oxygen which is dissolved in the water . But once the water becomes saturated with oxygen the oxygen produced by the plants will form small air bubbles. This is pearling. It is natural and tells you that your plants are growing well.
Cheers,
JJ
Thank you for your replies, i can stop worrying now.
A lot of people pay a lot of $$$ for those bubbles. LOL.
Enjoy them. They're awesome to watch.
Tom
Which is better indication for the health of the plant?
String of tiny bubbles or pearling?
It is rare to see my plants pearl however quite often to see strings of bubble when my filter is turn off. Why is it so?
When I tried to move my Java ferns, a lot of bubbles were released but when I did not shake the plants, there was no signs of bubbles at all. Is this a problem, then?
"Do Not Take Counsel Of Your Fears!" -
Gen. George S. Patton Jr.
my plants are also pearling.
but i still see leaves turning brown and droppig on my stem plants occassionally...
I thought pearling = good health?
or dropping leaves is part and parcel of plant growth, just like human falling sick?
Actually, its just a sign that your plants are alive, photosynthesizing, nothing much. When given sufficient lights, most if not all plants will "give off" bubbles. Whether your tank is balance or in good shape depends a lot on the knowledge and consistency of your care.
Example: Even BBA can pearl under strong lights.
They may have high light but I'm betting they aren't running CO2 in their sale tanks. Perhaps in their display tanks, but not their "for sale" tanks.
Like you said, I've never seen anything in a fish store pearl. Ever.
i have bubbles coming out from my moss balls.. they produce bubbles too?
yes most green plants photosynthesis, so it is normal
Cheers,
JJ
sometimes it is the algae growing on the plant that is bubbling so one can be mislead at times.
Dude. It's taken me like 2 months of trial and error numerous purchase of equipment big and small to achieve that same effect. I'm more than just a little jealous.
But seriously. Congrats.
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