Bubbles from sand and crabs

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Ok, crazy question, I have small bubbles coming from my sand and it looks like some from my hermit crabs, any body have any idea what would cause this, do the crabs have gas LOL, any ideas????
 
pictures??

How old is the tank? What are the magical numbers?

Any more detail?
 
The tank is only a little over a month old, heres a time line:
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Started Tank fill on 11/8/2014

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[TD="bgcolor: transparent, colspan: 3"]Added Live Rock 25lbs 11/8/2014[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: transparent, colspan: 3"]Added Live Sand 80 lbs 11/8/2014[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: transparent, colspan: 3"]Tank filled on 11/12/2014[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: transparent, colspan: 3"]Added Shrimp on11/21/2014 @ 12.30pm[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: transparent, colspan: 3"]Added 10lbs Live Rock 12/4/2014[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: transparent, colspan: 3"]Added 15lbs Dry Rock 12/4/2014[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: transparent, colspan: 3"]Added Hurmit crabs 12/5/2014[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: transparent, colspan: 3"]Added Nerite, Cerith, Nassarius Snails 12/5/2014[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: transparent, colspan: 3"]Added Cheato12/5/2014[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: transparent, colspan: 3"]Added Fern Caulerpa12/5/2014[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: transparent, colspan: 3"]Added Blue Damsel 12/13/2014
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[TD="bgcolor: transparent, colspan: 3"]Added LED Light (Current Ramp Time Pro) 12/17/2014[/TD]
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Here they are as of last night:

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[TD="width: 81, bgcolor: transparent"]Date[/TD]
[TD="width: 64, bgcolor: transparent"]Time[/TD]
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[TD="width: 96, bgcolor: transparent"]Ammonia[/TD]
[TD="width: 93, bgcolor: transparent"]Nitrite[/TD]
[TD="width: 89, bgcolor: transparent"]Nitrate[/TD]
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[TD="width: 142, bgcolor: transparent"]Spacific Gravity
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[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]12/21/2014
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[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]7:20pm[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]7.68[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]0ppm[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]10.ppm[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]79°f
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[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]1.024
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The bubbles were starting to be noticed two days ago and they don't seem to do it all day.
 
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here's a picture
 

WHICH PART OF YOUR SETUP IS HARDEST TO REACH OR REMOVE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE?

  • Glass behind or beside the tank

    Votes: 11 22.0%
  • Powerheads or wavemakers

    Votes: 4 8.0%
  • Sump or rear filtration chambers

    Votes: 7 14.0%
  • Skimmer or other filtration equipment

    Votes: 6 12.0%
  • Overflow or plumbing

    Votes: 10 20.0%
  • Lights or lids

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Mine is pretty easy to access!

    Votes: 11 22.0%
  • Other—tell us what I missed

    Votes: 1 2.0%
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