A couple of weeks ago I noticed my canister filter wasn't doing much filtering,and when I took it apart I found that the main central tube was cracked.I tried to stick it with superglue,but it was having none of it so I mixed a pile of epoxy adhesive (like Araldite) and stuck it all back together with that (I've used epoxy resin before without problems).
I waited 3 hours for it to go off and then reassembled the filter and plugged it all back in.
Everything seemed ok for a couple of days but then the water took on a very noticeable reddish hue,so I took the filter out and found that the glue I'd repaired it with was all completely covered in a red fluffy substance.
I've cleaned the filter of this red substance,and the fish have been happy enough throughout this episode.
Is the red fluffy substance a type of algae,or was it some sort of chemical reaction?
I waited 3 hours for it to go off and then reassembled the filter and plugged it all back in.
Everything seemed ok for a couple of days but then the water took on a very noticeable reddish hue,so I took the filter out and found that the glue I'd repaired it with was all completely covered in a red fluffy substance.
I've cleaned the filter of this red substance,and the fish have been happy enough throughout this episode.
Is the red fluffy substance a type of algae,or was it some sort of chemical reaction?
