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victimizati0n   Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004  | I have a 10 gallon tank just sitting there with no fish in it, but water. Well, i looked in the tank today, and there were like thousands of these little "dots" that were about the size of a bb (for a bb gun) and they were a little darker than the sand itself. What is this?!? |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59 |     |
Fallout       Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000 | Color? Texture? Why do you have a tank just sitting there? |
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| victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004 | it looks like a bb and it is a little darker in the sand (as stated in the first post) |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59 | |
robbanp Big Fish Posts: 367 Kudos: 808 Votes: 205 Registered: 08-Sep-2003  | I might have a guess if I had the slightest idea what a bb is! And, is it in the sand or on the glass or floating in the water. I think you meant that it is in the sand but I´m not sure. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59 | |
| victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004 | it is on the sand. a bb is a little copper ball (about the size of a normal fish egg). |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59 | |
| Silverlight Enthusiast Posts: 212 Kudos: 396 Votes: 43 Registered: 04-Jul-2004  | A BB is a small round piece of lead shot, used in air rifles (i.e. BB guns). They measure 7/40 inch (0.44 cm) across. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59 | |
| Fallout Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000 | snails, algae, debris? |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59 | |
terranova Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003  | Algae would be my guess, since I've seen that on sand a LOT...can you upload a picture...? -Formerly known as the Ferretfish  |
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| victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004 | i stirred the sand up cuz i thought it could of been anerobic bacteria growing in it or something. I dont think it could of been snails, unless they can just "appear" in a tank. And i havent put anything in the tank to make debres. Also, it was ALL over the gravel. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59 | |
| victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004 | well, the stuff is back again today - after i stirred tit up. I dont think ti is algae, because it doesnt really get much sunlight |
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