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04-06-2008, 06:36 PM	#1
plastrman Guppy Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: southcentral wisconsin Posts: 23	air pockets? i have a new tank going through its cycle and there are pockets of air bubbles in the sand, against the glass. they kinda look like gray pockets from a distance. is this nitrogen?

04-07-2008, 05:52 PM	#2
chadf Moderator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 1,323	Re: air pockets? Yes it is nitrate being converted to nitrogen gas.

04-07-2008, 09:06 PM	#3
plastrman Guppy Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: southcentral wisconsin Posts: 23	Re: air pockets? thanx chad for the feedback mike

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