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Foam in the waterfall
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Redford123 none (
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Tue, Aug 21, 12 at 15:29
I just bought a all in one fibreglass type waterfall. I set it up and filled it with water. In about 1 or 2 hours I started to get foam on the top of the water. I have scooped it out but it just comes back again and again.The longer the waterfall is running the more foam appears.
Has anyone had this problem before or knows of a fix I would greatly appreciate the help. Its a 3 tier waterfall bought from Lowes. |
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RE: Foam in the waterfall
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| Redford, I have heard of fiberglass water features doing that. It might be a residue left from the manufacturing process. One suggestion is to scrub it with dish detergent and a brush, then rinse well and then see what happens. |
RE: Foam in the waterfall
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| Most commonly this is caused by dissolved organic matter (DOM). If the pond hasn't had a water change in 6 months or more, or there isn't a mechanical filter that gets cleaned often I would suspect DOM. The foam can go away on its own as the dissolved matter decomposes into even smaller components. Or it can hang around. Scooping out the foam removes a lot of dissolved organic matter so speed up the process. Most common fix is a water change. You can also build a "protein skimmer" or a "foam fractionator", same thing, different names. |
RE: Foam in the waterfall
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| I've had this problem many times but it always seems to go away after a couple of days. I think it actually helps get the bad gasses out of the water. |
RE: Foam in the waterfall
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| Also removes evil spirits. |
RE: Foam in the waterfall
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| Sorry Redford, I misunderstood your post. I thought this was a freestanding item, not part of the pond. Of course, dish detergent would not be a good idea in a pond. LOL |
RE: Foam in the waterfall
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| As it turned out. I had added a few limestone rocks to the pond to help the appearance of the not to realistic fibreglass. I think that the organic matter from the limestone breaking down was causing the problem, Once they were removed and the waterfall was given a good cleaning, the problem disappeared. Thanks to everyone for there great suggestions it really helped isolate the problem. |
RE: Foam in the waterfall
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| There's organic matter in limestone? |
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