Bubbles on rocks

[ParkerK]

Is this bubble algae or what is it?

 

[Copingwithpods]

Algae/bacteria offgasing, does your sand have a dusty brown coat on it?

 

[ParkerK]

Algae/bacteria offgasing, does your sand have a dusty brown coat on it?

Yes I think currently the diatom stage for cycling!

 

[ParkerK]

Algae/bacteria offgasing, does your sand have a dusty brown coat on it?

Real quick what do you mean by off gasing?

 

[footguy]

You know how photosynthesis in land plants works? the CO2 + light = oxygen thing? Algae does the same thing but it ends up forming small oxygen bubbles instead of just diffusing away. Not a big deal! Brush them off. Good indicator that you have algae and where it is because the bubbles appear directly on top of the algae producing them.

 

[ParkerK]

You know how photosynthesis in land plants works? the CO2 + light = oxygen thing? Algae does the same thing but it ends up forming small oxygen bubbles instead of just diffusing away. Not a big deal! Brush them off. Good indicator that you have algae and where it is because the bubbles appear directly on top of the algae producing them.

Thanks!!

 

[bevo5]

So do the bubbles represent a certain type of algae or can it all do that? I thought maybe bubbles were just from Dino’s.

 

[Copingwithpods]

So do the bubbles represent a certain type of algae or can it all do that? I thought maybe bubbles were just from Dino’s.

They all technically do it just some do it more than others, for example cheato makes a ton of bubbles, great for raising ph

 

[GeoSquid]

Looks like Dino's.