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	suspishus white substance
ILoVeOsCaRs Banned Posts: 82 Kudos: 96 Votes: 4 Registered: 31-May-2005	there is a suspishus white substance forming on the suction cups of my fliter/pump and heater also i noticed it on the inside of the tube of my hyrdo cleaner!! any ideas
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
illustrae Fish Addict Posts: 820 Kudos: 876 Registered: 04-May-2005	I get that too on new suction cups and rubber tubing. It's some kind of fungus or something that grows on new rubber like a slime coat. It may even be an algae, as my ottos seem to like eating it. It doesn't appear to be harmful to fish or affect water quality, and after a few weeks, the rubber will stop developing the stuff. Hoping that there must be a word for everything I mean...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
ILoVeOsCaRs Banned Posts: 82 Kudos: 96 Votes: 4 Registered: 31-May-2005	GREAT THANKS I WAS A BIT WORIED BUT MY CATFISH AND PLECO SEEM TO LIKE IT!!! AND ASLONG AS IT DONT HARM THEM IT DONT HARM ME!!!!!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	The white stuff that collects on things in my tank is calcium. Mostly I get it around heaters but any suction cups will have some.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51


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