filmon top of water in tank

[CrowleyFrog]

Hi,

I'm new to the forum and I'm after some advice.

In my tank I have it filled with about 10cm of water with a small filter. With rocks and driftwood on one side for Crowley (Australian Green Tree Frog) to sit on.
I have to change the water weekly because after a couple of days there is a strange colourful film that forms ontop of the water. It swirls around with the flow of the filter and it slightly slimey.

The water I use is tap water with a couple of drops of water ager that i got from the pet shop.

Has anyone ever experienced this before?

Thanks

[CrowleyFrog]

Sorry. Here's a bit more info.

1- 45cm x 45cm x 45cm Exo Terra Enclosure
2- 1 Whites Tree Frog (he's a little on the chubby side)
3- Having issues with humidity stays at around 70%
4- Day Temp 29Degrees Celsius (85F) Night Temp 26Degrees Celsius (78F)
5- Approx 10cm of water in the bottom with a built up area on one side. Tap Water with a few drops of Water Ager. Also a small filter on the side to help keep water clean and get some water movement.
6- River Rocks and 1 bit of Driftwood. (not sure if i was meant to soak this is water for a while to get anything out of it. Was bought at a pet shop and was already vacuum sealed.
Also a couple of terracotta pots to help raise the flat river rocks above the water.
7- Silk ivy on side, plastic large leaf, close to a bird nest plant stuck in one of the upside down pots. He likes to sleep tucked between the leaves during the day. Also a plastic fern like ornament.
8- Main food source is crickets. Gut loaded
9- Was told I don't need to dust the crickets because I gut load them.
10- 1 Exo-Terra 5% UVB Bulb on from 7am - 5.30pm
11- Have a 100W purple moonlight bulb, on 24/7 and a ceramic heat lamp on a thermostat so it's dimmed when up to temperature.
12- Last time he ate was last night. Fed by tweezers, 4 crickets every night. I let 1 or 2 go in the tank so he has something to hunt during the night.
13- Have not found poop for a couple days.
14-a pic would be great ( including the frog ) any little cell phone pic is fine
15- Not sure of age. Was giving to me by my Aunty.
16- I've had him a couple weeks.
17- Captive Bred
18- At the moment only crickets are fed to him. But looking on advice as to what else i can feed him.
19- I try not to handle him too much. I'm a little paranoid about chemicals on my hands and whatnot
20- I keep it in the lounge room so i can talk to him and see how he is going. I live alone at the moment and am working full time so he's left by himself a lot.




Also with regards to my previous post. The strange white/colourful film, only seems to be happening during the day.
Which makes me think it has something to do with the UVB light. As the film is not there first thing in the morning...

Any Help would be much appreciated.

-Lauren

[CrowleyFrog]

These are some bad photos of the slime.

[Adam R]

yes it is common in your situation. i guess you could call it bile. its waste that floats on the surface and it will gather wherever the flow of water takes it. you can stop it by increasing that flow and keeping the water moving

[CrowleyFrog]

yes it is common in your situation. i guess you could call it bile. its waste that floats on the surface and it will gather wherever the flow of water takes it. you can stop it by increasing that flow and keeping the water moving

Thanks Adam, I do have a small one that sits in the water and produces a fairly good stream of water. Should I get a bigger one?

[Adam R]

not necessarily. you may be able to re position it to push the water the direction the pool is collecting. otherwise yes a larger gpm pump should do the trick.

[CrowleyFrog]

No film this week. have moved the filter and positioned it so the flow from it breaks the water and the water is more bubbly. seems to be working well!