Air Bubbles In Tap Water

[dinnese]

Over the past few weeks I've noticed that I have had an unusual amount of air bubbles in my tap water. I've been having good success putting tap water directly into my tanks along with Prime as their filling but lately it has me a little concerned because of the amount of air that's in the water. My second and most important concern is that immediately after the water changes the body slime on my Discus begins to peel off. It only lasts temporarily or so and by the next day they appear to be back to normal. I was wondering if anybody has had the same experience with this sort of issue or may have any input as to what could be causing this. Thanks.

[Wes]

winter water. I donot age water in summer months but I age water in late fall and into winter. Winter water in northern US causes the slime to come off. This stresses the fish but has never had any heath problems. Ageing your water should solve the problem. I age the water from an hour to 3 hours with a air stone and recirculating pump and it takes care of the microbubbles and the shedding of slim coat.

[Skip]

Yep.. microbubbles. During winter. . Usually in the hot water.. at least in my case..

[Elliots]

xeriod, I had big problems with Winter water last year because I was unaware that my tap water in NYC changed so much. I live in an apartment and I do not have room to age water. I change less water more often and so far this year no problems.

[banks2]

Do they add other chemicals during the winter ??
Dave

[Wes]

Not that I know of. It seems like temp difference going into hot water heater causes the microbubbles. Some ph change by me also.

[tbie2]

In NY they add clorine and flouride to our water. I age 24 hrs with airpump its a pain but I can smell the clorine so I would think it could hurt the fish. In my other tanks I dont age but I dont keep discus in them

[banks2]

Are the microbubbles bad , or is it a aesthetic thing ??
Thanks Dave

[Skip]

Are the microbubbles bad , or is it a aesthetic thing ??
Thanks Dave

not sure if it is bad.. but slime coats do fall off.. they don't seem to like it.. however, after about 20 min. they are ok again.. i started to keep the water at a colder temp.. to offset some of the bubbles..

you can use the search box.. for MICROBUBBLES.. there are MANY threads on topic

[banks2]

Thanks Skip, I will do that..
Dave

[banks2]

Very interesting topic, it's good to know. I never would have thought of this happening.
Dave

[dirtyplants]

This is interesting to me, living in the north my aged tank heater started tripping fuses so I figured it must be going so I have been using tap water for heated water. I ran the water into my shower first at high heat, then mixed it with the cold to get the desired tamp for my tanks. Micro bubbles although sticking to the ends of the fins did not bother any of my fish, no slime drop, on the other hand did allow for slime dropping with the one in the sick bay. My new heater will arrive soon so this will not be an issue but I am interested in the process and wondering if this is called something else by the water department.