White bubbles on surface of my new 4 ft tank!!

[ah tan]

hi all,

i just set up my 4ft tank.. there's white bubbles on the surface of the water... how to get rid of them? what causes it?

tks

[jljx]

Hi Des,
Is there a layer of powdery stuff on the surface too? or are the bubbles transparent? Actually, a picture would help.
BTW, hope the lights are serving you well!!

Cheers!
Jason

[ah tan]

hi jason,

the lights are ok.

yes, there's a white layer of powdery stuff at the suface. also, the soil dont seem to be dissolved.. still in solid form .

[eddyq]

Using a skimmer would remove anything on the water surface. Since there is no picture of your set-up, my guess is bubbles/air escaping are coming from the soil or gravel or the plants are pearling heavily.

[grey_fox]

Just a question.

Did you wash your lapis gravel thoroughly?