Bubbles on Plants

[liam]

Hi,

It's been 3 months since I started planted. Everything is going great. Some plants grew better than others, some fish survived better than others too. I think my tank has stablised now. No algae proliferation so far and everything seems fine.

However, today I noticed little bubbles forming from the leaves of one of my plants. Is this the oxygen created from photosynthesis? What does it mean? Any concern?

Thanks.

[liam]

eh....now the bubbles are also observed from my glosso...how come?

[vinz]

Perfectly normal... its oxygen from photosynthesis.

[robin]

you should be glad that is happening. Some people can't wait for that to happen

[liam]

oh ok...so it's a good thing. hmmm...never seen this happen before. thanks.

[pink]

many people when they first start planted tank, think that getting bubbles or 'pearling' is planted tank nirvana... but the feeling only lasts for a while , once bubbling is achieved, other things come into the picture in their relentless pursuit of planted tank perfection

[vinz]

Personally, I don't like too much bubbling. I prefer to see pearling.

Bubbling = streams of bubbles floating up.
Pearling = bubbles forming and staying on or under the leaves.

BTW, bubbling/pearling does not mean the tank is in good condition. You can have an algae infested tank with both plants and algae pearling.

[liam]

yeah...i did notice some algae on the vallisneria...but i removed them immediately. will monitor the tank further. thanks.