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	what is that white stuff covering my airstone
tankie Fish Addict Posts: 857 Kudos: 848 Votes: 230 Registered: 15-Mar-2005	is there a name for that white stuff wrapped around my airstone supplying co2 in the tank??? is it fungus?? tnx
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	I'm thinking it is just "stuffes" from your water. I had the same problem with my tank when I lived in Presidio...check and see how hard your water is and that should answer your question...heidi "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	[link=http://www.thekrib.com/Plants/CO2/co2-ferm.html]http://www.thekrib.com/Plants/CO2/co2-ferm.html" style="COLOR: #00C0C0[/link] Scroll down to about the 5th post for an explanation.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
tankie Fish Addict Posts: 857 Kudos: 848 Votes: 230 Registered: 15-Mar-2005	hi guys....my kh is 5..and as im reading the thread sham gave me...wow...ive learned a lot..the thread was packed with info....took me awhile to read thru...thanks again...oh yeah...update...its bacteria colony which is harmless, so to speak. i added my dwarf gouramis in the other tank where the whtie stuffs growing around my airstone...they ate it within an hour and they seems to be ok... i had the same thing happened in my older tank..but i got lots of residents there that just keep on munching that stuffs..
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51


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