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March 16th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Weird stuff on my driftwood and rock! Possible threat, please help!
I didn't know where to put this, but this is important. Theres this weid stuff on my drifwood and rock that I added on friday. They were in a barrell at the LFS. I looked at them today, and theres this weird stuff on them. Kind of in patches. It looks like a spider nest. It wasn't there friday saturday or sunday, and I thouroughly soaked and cleaned both of these before I put them in the tank. Is this dangerous? What is it! I'm already stessed about the heater failure in my 10gallon, I really hope that this stuff isnt bad... I'l try to get pics. Its white and sorta like in a sheet, it looks like a bubble though, mostly on my rock, but its in the crevases of the driftwood. It really looks like a spider nest, but how could it get there after its been in the water three days?! I haven't checked my tank since last night though, so who knows when it got there. Any help is appreciateed and I'm sorry if I posted this on the wrong board. | 
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March 16th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| dont be sorry..but pics would help alot ... | |
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March 16th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Here's the pictures, I'm sorry its hard to tell...but its dead center in the first one, then the last two are another spot that has the stuff. I don''t have a very good camera, but I hope this helps... | |
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March 16th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| it actually looks like left over fish food thats cocooned itself ....it happens in my tanks that are cycled with fish food ...could it be that? | |
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March 16th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Maybe, but how did it do that? I wouldn't doubt that thats what it is though, my danios are REALLY messy eaters, and they always drop food, and not because I over feed. But this tank has fish in it...And I used used filter media from my 10gal to get it cycled... | |
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March 16th, 2009
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| The white is drift wood?
That would have to be a lot of left over food. I'd take it out.
Did you boil it?
It almost looks like deposits that build up on a tank with hard water. | |
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March 16th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Lucy  The white is drift wood?
That would have to be a lot of left over food. I'd take it out.
Did you boil it?
It almost looks like deposits that build up on a tank with hard water. | What? I don't understand what you meant in the firsst line... No, I didn't boil it, and the tanks only been going a few days, I haven't feed the danios that much, they're so tiny! They barely need any food at all. Is whatever this stuff is harmful? I know Shawnie said cocooned food, but its in TEENY crevases in my driftwood...on the side, not top. Plus, it doesn't look bubbly on that... | |
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March 16th, 2009
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| I thought the first pic was of drift wood? | |
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March 16th, 2009
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| Uhh..not too sure how you thought that that was driftwood... All three pics are of a rock cave in my tank, its too small too get a good picture of on my driftwood. | |
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March 16th, 2009
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|  Well, that's why I said I'd take it out. I thought it was drift wood. Oh Lordy!
lol ok, then that explains why it looks like a rock.....it is a rock! 
Then I agree with Shawnie, it looks like left over food that's molding over. I had some tetra pellets like that, they would get fuzzy over night. | |
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March 16th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Well...I'll try to get it out then. Is it actually harmful though? And one more thing, you said your pellets were fuzzy...but these things are the size of two thumb nails, and I feed the fish crushed up flakes mixed with crushed crisps... | |
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March 16th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| either way, id do a gravel vac to get it out and see if it comes back... | |
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March 16th, 2009
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| It's like mold, it'll grow over the rocks. | |
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March 16th, 2009
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| Wait, do you want me to take the rock out? Or just use the gravel vac on it? | |
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March 16th, 2009
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| Gravel vac like Shawnie suggests.
After that you can use a turkey baster to grab any left overs after feeding time. | |
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March 16th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| ...Turkey baster?
Btw, I was just twirling my hair a second ago, and managed to tie it in a knot! XD I got it out though...I can't figure out how I managed to get that to happen... | |
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March 16th, 2009
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| lol @ the hair.
I use a turkey baster if I need to suck something....like left over food, out of the tank in between gravel vacs. | |
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March 16th, 2009
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| I feel stupid, whats a turkey baster? | |
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March 16th, 2009
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| It looks like this: Turkey Baster.
You squeeze the bulb then stick it in the tank near the left over food and release the bulb, it'll suck it right up.
You can pick them up anywhere for a couple of dollars. | |
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March 16th, 2009
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| Ooooh, it's like those sucky things you use in science projects, can't think of the name right now though. | |
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March 16th, 2009
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| lol, yeah, the ones for science projects (droppers?) are a lot smaller, same principle though. | |
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March 16th, 2009
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| Yeah. And thanks for all the help! I'll work on getting that stuff out as soon as possible. BTW, my 10gal heater failed and I can't keep the temp up. My mom want the tank gone, so its useless to buy a new heater. Is it too soon to put my two platies and single neon tetra(planning to sell him back to the store) in the 29gal? I just put 6 juvenile zebra danios in friday...I don't think my platies can survive in a tank with the tmp being at 70F for 5 more days...(the heater failed on saturday) | |
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March 16th, 2009
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| They'd probably do better going into the big tank instead of being cold.
Keep an eye on your water readings, it may send you into a mini cycle. | |
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March 16th, 2009
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| Okay, I just wasn't too sure if that would be too much for my 29 or not, I'll add them in tonight after I do the gravel vac. | |
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