Flakes...good or bad?
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ewurm;637315; said:
As a rule fish don't eat things bad for them...usually.
If it is just a calcium build-up, you can soak the unit in vinegar for a few hours to desolve it then wash & rinse well before putting back into the tank.
Dr Joe
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I came into work yesterday and noticed they moved the tank but didn't put the heater back correctly. It was floating in the tank, hot, and had mineral deposits on it. I know our water is hard so I just fixed the heater back into place and it dissolved in no time.
Now here's the thing...I've always had hard water. It was only till I was dropping the ph for my rays when I noticed the build up. I'd disregard it if it wasnt so gross-looking on my black sand. The contrast sucks cause I have black sand and this whiteist grey crap all over the ground. If fish dont typically eat things that are bad for them why do they insist on tasting EVERYTHING!!!
Do you use a powder to bring your PH down? When I switched to a powder I was destroyed by deposits.
A solution can only hold so much solute before it gets saturated and drops out of solution. Use some R/O water to combat that.
jerppyjerp;637550; said:
It's all over the bottom (under water)? I was under the impression that it was just on the exposed part of the heater...
Can you post a pic?
Your sure it's not an algae right?
Does it come off when you vacuum the substrate? (just laying on top)
I asked but didn't get an answer on the tasting thing, so I'm going to guess and say they do it to see if it is good to eat...
Sometimes they are getting algae off of it too.
Except for a pleco that ate his way thru 3 layers of fiberglass to get to the plywood...What a mess that was.
Dr Joe
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