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Old April 2nd, 2008  
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white stuf on ruber parts?

Hi everyone! I just setup a new 47gallon 3 weeks ago...everything seems to be ok but, I noticed that there is a white furry like substance on the rubber parts of equipment like heater and part of the hose for the canister filter....any Idea what is this white stuff?...Is it a bad thing?......Thanks
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Old April 2nd, 2008  
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i think it's a type of algae my ottos love it as well as the platy's i have even seen the tetras take a pick at it it used to be in mine but they stay on top of it .i haven't seen any now since the tank divider was removed and they can all get to the heater.

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Old April 7th, 2008  
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thanks roxanne

thanks for the info...I found that I was over feeding, so i got a cat fish and a pleco..to help cleanup...thanks
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