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Help!!! Please Identify this White Layer.
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2016 1:54 pm
by paule
Hi All,
I Just scaped a new tank and on the second day i am getting this layer on white - Mucus layer on my drift wood as well a white layer with fishy smell on the water surface. Please help me out with it. am attaching the photos. Thanks.
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Thank you,
Paule
Re: Help!!! Please Identify this White Layer.
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2016 2:13 pm
by SCORPIO
The wood has not been cured properly to use in the aquarium. This will automatically hide in a few days. If possible, remove the wood and boil it.
Re: Help!!! Please Identify this White Layer.
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2016 2:56 pm
by asheesh
whats the specification of the light that you are using?
Re: RE: Re: Help!!! Please Identify this White Layer.
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2016 3:08 pm
by sushant
SCORPIO wrote:The wood has not been cured properly to use in the aquarium. This will automatically hide in a few days. If possible, remove the wood and boil it.
+1, for fishy smell do regular water changes, it normally happens when tank/ filter has not matured and will eventually stop as the tank matures.
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Re: Help!!! Please Identify this White Layer.
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2016 5:00 pm
by paule
SCORPIO wrote:The wood has not been cured properly to use in the aquarium. This will automatically hide in a few days. If possible, remove the wood and boil it.
Thanks, Is it dangerous for fish?
Re: RE: Re: Help!!! Please Identify this White Layer.
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2016 5:01 pm
by paule
sushant wrote:SCORPIO wrote:The wood has not been cured properly to use in the aquarium. This will automatically hide in a few days. If possible, remove the wood and boil it.
+1, for fishy smell do regular water changes, it normally happens when tank/ filter has not matured and will eventually stop as the tank matures.
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Thanks a lot mate. Was wondering if its fungus or Some sort of bacteria.
Re: Help!!! Please Identify this White Layer.
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2016 8:20 am
by sushant
paule wrote:SCORPIO wrote:The wood has not been cured properly to use in the aquarium. This will automatically hide in a few days. If possible, remove the wood and boil it.
Thanks, Is it dangerous for fish?
no it isn't.
Re: RE: Re: Help!!! Please Identify this White Layer.
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2016 8:32 am
by sushant
paule wrote:sushant wrote:SCORPIO wrote:The wood has not been cured properly to use in the aquarium. This will automatically hide in a few days. If possible, remove the wood and boil it.
+1, for fishy smell do regular water changes, it normally happens when tank/ filter has not matured and will eventually stop as the tank matures.
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Thanks a lot mate. Was wondering if its fungus or Some sort of bacteria.
it is most likely a fungus.
Re: Help!!! Please Identify this White Layer.
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2016 10:39 pm
by parthapratim22
it is not at all harmful...will vanish after few days, very common
Re: Help!!! Please Identify this White Layer.
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 11:17 am
by paule
parthapratim22 wrote:it is not at all harmful...will vanish after few days, very common
Thank you Partha. Looks like it is disappearing
