No skimmer? Remove biofilm, surface film, scum with quick and easy methods!

How to remove biofilm, surface film, scum without a skimmer? It's not that difficult! Here are my quick and easy methods that anyone can do at 0 cost!
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[@AquascapingCube]

How to remove biofilm without a skimmer? Do you have your own methods? Let us know in the comments! And please don't forget to like this video :) Thanks!

[@DEXTER-TV-series]

Hey. You say the biofilm looks disgusting, I want say you your videos hearing disgusting. Visually they looks excellent, but personally it is hard for me to listen to you: after some years on KZbin I became a absolutely HATER of any kinds of music in background and the stupid drums in background of your speech are not exception. Absolutely stupid idea. What do you "sell" me: your speech, your story? Or the music?. If I'll want to listen music - I'll do it myself and without any human speech in background of the music.

[@DEXTER-TV-series]

Sorry, I wanted listen story about biofilm, not jazz, not Mozart, not pink Floyd, not drums 🥁. Biofilm, simple biofilm, that's all.

[@PotooBurd]

This is so informative! Great job, fantastic reporting!🌻🌼🐝 Keep it up 🙌

[@AquascapingCube]

Thank you! Will do!

[@skliris5]

I was really puzzled because I suddenly had bubbles on my aquarium suffece, and would not go away for weeks. After watching your video I understood that it was because my filter outlet was lower than before. It was moving the surface but only within a small range. Lifted it higher and problem gone in 10 min! Many thanks for your video.

[@AquascapingCube]

Great! I'm glad it was helpful :)

[@trak957]

So helpful matt I have not had this yet but now I know what it is and how to combat it, thank you :)

[@AquascapingCube]

Hi Tracy. Great to see you again :) I'm glad you liked it!

[@melodynewburn1257]

Very helpful! Thank you!!

[@ummi5072]

It's works, and helpful, thanks dude, you did great job.. I like it..

[@AquascapingCube]

Thank you for your comment! I'm glad you liked it!

[@laughtersforever1]

Nice Video. Great work 👌. Amazing 🤩✌

[@AquascapingCube]

Thank you :)

[@juliaheinritz3264]

Very helpful. Thank you

[@AquascapingCube]

I’m glad you liked it!

[@claate]

Thank you so much!! I suddenly got an outburst of surface scum and had no idea why. All the other videos wanted me to buy some contraption that I never had before. Your video reminded me I had simply forgotten to replace my air stone! Problem solved!

[@AquascapingCube]

Great! Glad I could help :D

[@jsushanth7800]

Thank you so much

[@aravisish]

Good stuff! :)

[@AquascapingCube]

Thanks!

[@kylestivers4606]

I just made my own surface skimmer. I made it out of pvc pipe. It runs on air. It works good.

[@phillipkelly3999]

Great video. I always skim any surface film away with a large plastic jug rather than paper towels,just let water seep over the edge of the jug and tip into a bucket when you doing your water change. Always do a substrate clean to avoid a film occuring.

[@greenreddog1]

cool vid!

[@AquascapingCube]

Thank you! I’m glad you liked it!

[@mattriggs.aquaria]

Nice!

[@AquascapingCube]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@frankhill1420]

Very helpfull

[@AquascapingCube]

Thanks! Glad to hear that!

[@fishismyhobbyofficial]

very helpful sharing my friend, like 50

[@AquascapingCube]

Thank you :)

[@ragingcalmness7815]

Contrary to this video I have a lower circulation side of my tank for frogbit to live healthy, but I then started seeing biolfilm and even green dust algae establishement/suspension on the biofilm and the frogbit roots which to me was awesome since I want the shrimp to thrive. Is there a way to get microfauna established in there? I tried adding rotifers but I am not sure if I am blind or they may be too small to spot. I do see an occasional miniature white line navigatting through the biofilm and hoping I just need to be patient and let them establish as it probably takes time. Thanks for those videos, I have watched a few and so far great tips for achieving results!

[@MMS_27]

Thankyou

[@AquascapingCube]

You’re welcome 😊

[@chrisaqua5751]

I've never heard about this spray method, thx!

[@AquascapingCube]

Sounds strange, but it works!

[@lukaszef6089]

I hate biofilm, always had problems with it. Thanks for the tips!

[@AquascapingCube]

No problem! Thank you for watching!

[@DEXTER-TV-series]

Hh, you hate biofilm, I hate any sounds in background of human speech. Why do you hate the biofilm? :))

[@kennykenny5273]

@@DEXTER-TV-seriesit makes the water look dirty and sometimes smells bad

[@turtleanton6539]

​@@kennykenny5273yes

[@miniguppy]

The tip that excess iron can cause this film really helped Now i know that my plants were dying due to over fertilisation 😂

[@AquascapingCube]

I'm glad it was helpful :)

[@jamesbryan1285]

Just lay a page of newspaper on the surface and quickly pull it up. The film sticks to the paper. Flake food adds oil to the surface of the water which adds to the problem. Pellets work best.

[@williamthomas8135]

You win todays best answer. You can also put a drop of dish soap in a cup of water, and put a drop of that on top of the film. Certain brands of fish food have 'worse' fats than others. Omega One Flakes with lots of raw salmon had this problem for me. If it was bacteria, every brand of food would cause it.

[@AquascapingCube]

Correct, this is why I mentioned paper tissues as one of the methods - same principle :)

[@williamthomas8135]

Furthermore, fatty acids were dominant, "" Details of the chemical structure of the surface film/underlying water pair were derived from complementary analyses of particulate organic matter by Py-MS and GC. It was shown that the fatty acids originating from autochtonous biological productivity were dominant in the sea-surface film. Unsaturated compounds were however depleted in the microlayer.""

[@krisdog88]

What if the bubbles just create foam?

[@williamthomas8135]

""Hydrocarbons and oils are usually the other source of surface films in ponds. Oils are produced naturally by the decay of leaves, algae and organic matter, but these oils behave differently from cooking oil or motor oil. To determine if the oil sheen you see on your pond is from a natural organic source, poke it with a stick. If it is from the decay of leaves and other organics, it will most likely crack and shatter like a thin layer of glass and will not reform as the stick is removed. If it reforms or does not shatter, it is likely from automotive or cooking oils that have washed into the pond."" image of natural oil film cracking when disturbed

[@BigPaPaRu]

I have from new tank. Setup less then a week. No fish. Anything to worry about?

[@AquascapingCube]

No. It's quite common in new setups. Often shows up when some plants are melting. Normally it should go away when the tank becomes stable.

[@high_fructose_corn_syrup]

I dont have fish in my tank yet, been using ammonium chloride for a fishless cycle and i have this film. So no food has been added. What has caused mine to happen?

[@AquascapingCube]

It's possible that melting plants can cause that. It's because of excess rotting biomass. It's very common at the beginning of tank life.

[@high_fructose_corn_syrup]

@AquascapingCube ohhh yeah probably lol i think they have finally started ti adjust in the tank.. at least i hope so because one is almost gone lol

[@syuhada-c4k]

Wait a minute Does that mean all of nano tank have this problem since there was no water flow?

[@AquascapingCube]

No. Healthy tanks should have clean surface after they stabilize. So if you don't have excess food, melting plants etc - it should not appear.

[@syuhada-c4k]

thanks for the info, it is very helpful☺️❤ I was freaking out when my first fish tank had biofilm without knowing anything about it. Since then I often change the water in the tank because I don't even have an air pump or water filter 🙃🙃

[@welcometomaharlika]

WoW nice video kabayan hello from Philippines walker 🚶🏃🏃🎥📷0

[@AquascapingCube]

Hi my friend! Thank you! All the best!

[@MakoyUnggoy]

Magandang umaga!

[@kabhir221]

How to remove white foam on the top of water?

[@AquascapingCube]

Very often with the same methods as shown in this video. Start from strong surface agitation.

[@williamthomas8135]

""Very little can be done to remove a surface film from a stormwater pond once it has spread across the pond. If it is biological in origin (pollen or algae), it usually will dissipate or biodegrade on its own within a couple of weeks.""

[@AQUAGUYUK]

Stop over feeding and 7 hours of light

[@turtleanton6539]

Indeed

[@williamthomas8135]

Its is OIL not bacteria on the surface. Put a drop or two of soap in a cup of water. Now, add a drop or two of that to the water surface. Voila. the cause of the surface film is oil in fish food.

[@Lancer212]

Incorrect, it's not just oil

[@williamthomas8135]

@@Lancer212 You ever hear of the "Oil Drop Experiment" google it.

[@AquascapingCube]

Sorry, but no. Just because it behaves similar doesn't mean it's the same thing. Oil in fish food of course adds to the problem, but biofilm is NOT just oil. Check Aquasabi, aquascaper.org or any other aquascaping webside - they all say the same. "Surface scum is generally known as a visible film of micro organisms, forming on the surface of liquids" - quote from aquasabi. This is why it disappears after you oxygenate your tank - oil would just stay because it doesn't mix with water (it's hydrophobic).

[@williamthomas8135]

@@AquascapingCube I was quoting your video. Is that incorrect? and I know it comes from certain foods with a lot of oil. If it was "bacteria" it would not float and get sucked in the filter. If you have some 'analysis' that is different, I love links, especially scientific links,not amateur hobby links.

[@williamthomas8135]

@@AquascapingCube : simply oxygenating this surface film does not remove the layer, 99% of aqariums I have seen in 50 years are oxygenated or filtered flow.