Air bubbles in sand?

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fihsboy
 
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Air bubbles in sand?

by fihsboy

I just vacummed my sand for the first time.....ever.....and now my sand has air bubbles in it.....they are just forming out of no where.......should I have not vacummed my sand?


schigara
 
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by schigara

Nitrogen bubbles. This shows your sandbed is alive and working.


fihsboy
 
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by fihsboy

Thank god! Every tank I have seen in person does not have these...........only tanks I have seen are at my LFS..........something to think about I guess. None of the sand there has any bubbles at all. Critter stirring it up?

Air bubbles in sand?

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