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  • Water won't quit foaming?!?!

    While in Memphis, we bought a little 1.5g tank from Walmart (I know---don't go there) with some gravel for my neice's betta. It comes with a tiny pump and ug filter. We put her betta in the tank with a couple drops of "Jungle" water conditioner. After about 30 minutes, bubbles were coming out the top of the tank...kept on foaming overnight. I re-rinsed the gravel for about 20 minutes, but still foaming. A pinch of salt helped a tiny bit. Any suggestions?
    The foaming totally stops when the air pump is off  
    215g Malawi Peacocks and Mbuna
    180g Tropheus Ikola and Bemba and Clown Loaches
    58g Bristlenose breeding and grow out

  • #2
    Re: Water won't quit foaming?!?!

    Turn the pump off....the condioner is what causes it.

    Try mixing the conditioner in the water overnight....since it's a small tank just get a gallon of water and mix it the day before.
    700g Mini-Monster tank

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    • #3
      Re: Water won't quit foaming?!?!

      How long are the bubbles staying formed? Could just a couple drops of conditioner do that? I'm used to using Prime, so I'm not sure how other things work.  :)
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      • #4
        Re: Water won't quit foaming?!?!

        Stuff like stress coat will do that too.
        700g Mini-Monster tank

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        • #5
          Re: Water won't quit foaming?!?!

          I've had that happen when I overdosed the water conditioner....
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          • #6
            Re: Water won't quit foaming?!?!

            I had one of those little tanks too for fry and it's pretty picky on how the pump is sitting like upright, on it's side.

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            • #7
              Re: Water won't quit foaming?!?!

              This also happens when you add Melafix to your tank :)

              What fish do Jesper have
              180 WC T. Moorii Chilambo +1 Petro trewavasae.
              110
              Cyps, WC Xeno Spilopterus Kipili WC/F1/F2 T. sp red Kiku
              58 S. Decorus

              "The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." -Margaret Thatcher

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              • #8
                Re: Water won't quit foaming?!?!

                2 drops of conditioner and non-stop foaming...I'll tell her about mixing up the water ahead of time...thanks everyone!
                215g Malawi Peacocks and Mbuna
                180g Tropheus Ikola and Bemba and Clown Loaches
                58g Bristlenose breeding and grow out

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