little white foamy bubbles

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  1. leighton1245

    leighton1245 Horrid Stonefish

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    I am currently not home and my gf is caring for my tank she called and asked about white foamy bubbles in the corners of the tank is this something that would be normal. I cant take a pic cause im away at a military school. I know it sound genric but thanks for any help
     
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  2. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    froth it sounds like

    do you run a skimmer
    could some froth have escaped from the skimmmer and just be floating on water surface
    (I have seen that happen with an over enthusiastic skimmer, where froth burst up out of the vent hole and landed on my canopy, but could have landed in the tank)

    Steve
     
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  3. leighton1245

    leighton1245 Horrid Stonefish

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    Yes I run a eshopps skimmer the collects a cup of skimmate almost every other day. So that might be it. I also switched my reactor to all carbon before i left didnt think that would have anything to do with it but just thought that i would mention it. Thank you for the help.
     
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