I have a reef tank and want to make sure that this horrible white slime/fuzz all dies. It's all over my rock which I am going to throw out but it's also only PVC tubes and glass. Do you think it would be best to drain the tank and let it sit for a few days or add bleach to the tank. Do I have to worry about bleach messing with the silicone? Please help me so I don't have to look at the horrible stuff anymore.
How to nuke a fish tank
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Painted skin
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Like above said, but if you want to nuke depending on your goal in your case I would bleach it all start fresh. No you don't have to worry about bleach hurting the silicone. Bleach is great if you if you know how properly neutralize after properly which is easy..
Like above said, but if you want to nuke depending on your goal in your case I would bleach it all start fresh. No you don't have to worry about bleach hurting the silicone. Bleach is great if you if you know how properly neutralize after properly which is easy..
eyesinthedrk
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How long has this tank been up and running?
I'm pretty sure it's not an algae and the tank has been up for over a year and the fuzz has been around for 6 months. This is my 3rd upgrade in the last 4 years and the only thing different with this tank is I started with all base rock. I've tried doing rodi water changes every week didn't do a thing.my sps and lps r doing great it's just this white fuzz. I think the dry rock is releasing something that is cause a bacterial slime or something along those lines. How do I neutralize the bleach
Painted skin
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I use sodium thiosulfate to neutralize it just cheaper for me, prime or other water conditioner works too.
squishifishi
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add a couple mollies. they eat everything. i had lots of annoying whitish grey fuzz in my pico so i added a tiny molly fry(3 mo old) and he got rid of it all. havent had any since! its worth a shot i say.
Genesis Corals
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It could be bacteria, not algae. Are you dosing an carbon source?
I just really dislike mollies so I don't think I could get myself to put one in my tank. I am not dosing anything just doing my water changes and feeding. I only have 2 clowns, blue/green chromis, royal gramma, and a lyretail anthias in a barebottom reef and I do water changes once every 2 weeks. I don't get where it could be coming from so only thing I could think is the rock is leaching and causing it. I will try and sign up to photobucket later on and see if I can get a decent picture with my iPad.
rrasco
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Bleach doesn't have to be neutralized, it oxidizes naturally if left out to dry.
Painted skin
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Seems like a bit more work though to soak it in bleach then take it out lay them one by one out in the sun to dry then put it back in to soak in just water to get as much of that bleach smell out.
rrasco
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The power of choice. I was just presenting another one that costs zero.
Painted skin
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Gotcha, I see what you mean and agree with alternative. Unless the economy is really bad, for me saving maybe 5 cents if that on conditioner (sodium thiosulfate) isn't going send me laughing to the bank.
Well I'm throwing out the rock so it's only the tank ,plumbing , skimmer, and return pump sitting in bleach for a day. I'll just fill the tank with freshwater a few times and add conditioner each time to make sure I get all the bleach. Thank you very much for the information
Because what else could of caused it? Only thing i can think of is the rock is leaching something into the which is causing this stuff to grow. In my other tank which I started with lr not base rock I have no problems at all. If I do all of this I want to have the best shot of this not returning because if it does I might close this tank down
