help with white slime in nute tank

[aussie1]

any one have any ideas with what this is. It is a white/clearish slime up to 1/4 thick

on air stone in nute tank and around the nute pump.

Any help appreciated

thanks

aussie

[Pure]

by any chance are you using benificial bacteria ? if you are they need more air in there. does the tank stink like rotten something ?

[aussie1]

Hey Pure

not using friendly bacteria and does not smell out of the ordinary

in fact no smell at all??

[jimbojones5678]

I got something like that when I used a lot of AN's carboload in the res and only got rid of it by soaking everything in a bucket of bleach (diluted). it was growing in the pump, airlines etc.

 

May be something different but sounded familiar.

 

Jimbo

[Pure]

slimy matter is often the result of something organic , if you don't have bugs in there what are you adding to your tank , hopefully knowing that will help us sort you out

[aussie1]

I use Optimum nutes- I add oxyplus everyday @ 1ml per 10 litres- I occassionally

add superthrive and that's about it. It is happening in my veg tank and bloom tank

[Pam]

This might not mean anything, but I'm getting the same snotty clear stuff floating on the top of the water in my fish bowl (one female Betta)!

I can skim it off and in a week it comes right back. I use the stuff that's supposed to remove the chlorine from the water, it's made for bettas....

I hope we can figure this out... Glinda the good fish doesn't like the stuff at all...

There are no live plants in the bowl only plastic and glass.

Edited September 25, 2007 by Granny

[Pure]

Hmm well all seems fine on the nute additive side aussie , the lab made hydro nutes simply shouldn't react that way at all ! Which takes me back to organic matter and my last sugestion which is that it could simply be contaminants in your water , and when you add your oxy you kill off any of it thats alive turnign it into that slime, It could be some sort of live bactiera or mould but the chances of that are slim because of your regular oxy pluss use . However if there was stuff in there that the oxy was killing on contact then what your seing would be expected.

 

best fix if that is your issue is regular water changes or give a form of filtration a go like Reverse Osmosis

 

This might not mean anything, but I'm getting the same snotty clear stuff floating on the top of the water in my fish bowl (one female Betta)!

I can skim it off and in a week it comes right back. I use the stuff that's supposed to remove the chlorine from the water, it's made for bettas....

I hope we can figure this out... Glinda the good fish doesn't like the stuff at all...

There are no live plants in the bowl only plastic and glass.

 

mouldy/slimy matierial in fish tanks is normaly related to the food or due to some other pollutant in the water

 

For the next month or so the tank is cleaned about twice a week with 30% water changes, making sure the replacement water is the same temperature as the water in your tank and also making sure it is properly dechlorinated. Ofcourse be as carefull as possible when cleaning and changing the water because it's one of the most stressfull times for your fish and they are ofcourse at there most vulnerable then

[aussie1]

I was starting to suspect the water here, it has a ph reading of 8 straight out of the tap

I use run to waste system so it must be in the supply rather than my tank as tank is gone in 2 to 3 days

RO water would be great be expensive.

thanks for all your help

cheers

aussie

[Pure]

I was starting to suspect the water here, it has a ph reading of 8 straight out of the tap

I use run to waste system so it must be in the supply rather than my tank as tank is gone in 2 to 3 days

RO water would be great be expensive.

thanks for all your help

cheers

aussie

 

 

dependign on how much you need to purify your looking at between 200 - 400+ for the unit

in the end i don't think it's too much to worry about if yoru usign oxy as that will kill off any of the bad shit in there , really though in RTW it's not a big issue if you can let it not bother you hehe