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victimizati0n   Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004  | http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/victimizati0n/newts008.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/victimizati0n/newts009.jpg Those are pictures, i cant seem to find out what this is. It is like flakey, and it floats in water. It is growing on the glass, and the filter, and the rocks - but it is where the water line is on the filter, and on the glass where water used to be. This doesnt really look like hard water stains. Does anyone know what this is, and how to get rid of it for good? I have tried scrubbing the whole tank, but it doesnt seem to keep it from coming back. Thanks alot! |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55 |     |
Brybenn Mega Fish Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1173 Votes: 1 Registered: 02-Mar-2003  | its a type of mould |
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| victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004 | k, how do i get it to go away? |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55 | |
fish1  Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004  | Its some sort of depostie thats coming from where the water used to be in your tank. I would keep the water higher and see if you can get a little more current in your tank. ==fish1 |
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| Brybenn Mega Fish Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1173 Votes: 1 Registered: 02-Mar-2003 | oddly enuf melafix will cure it up jsut raise the water level n add a half shot of the melafix n scrap off any left over residue |
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| victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004 | This is a newts tank, they dont like current at all. I acually tried that, and the newts food would just keep flying around the tank, and he couldnt catch it. Surprisingly, the water doesnt evorporate from that tank. But i do agree with it was from where water was, since it is on the tank glass, and on the rocks. |
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| Brybenn Mega Fish Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1173 Votes: 1 Registered: 02-Mar-2003 | ive had tanks half n half land n water but found that for best health n food consumption that keeping my fbn in my 10 gallon tanks with drift wood n floating plants n floating wood that they r much more lively n eat way much more the current really doesnt bother them n the water doesnt get stagnent i have 6 newts rite now |
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| victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004 | Thanks alot, i took alot of floating plants out of my fishtank, cuz it was catching all of the food, and like making this brown slimy stuff on them. Im going to probably re-design their tank (again) and add the floating plants. |
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| victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004 | this weekend im going to get the melafix, will it make this stuff go away for good? edit** should i take the newts out while dosing it with it? ALso, what will happen if the tnaqk goes through a mini cycle, will the newts be ok through it? Last edited by victimizati0n at 18-Jan-2005 17:42 |
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