White slime on silicon Seals

Louzir · 02-07-2010, 01:56 PM

Just wondering my tank has been running about 2 weeks now, with a pound of live rock in a 5 gallon tank all the LR i can get at the moment.
i came home from work and my power head was bubbling from low water level i added some Plan RO water no salt mix.
and i noticed there was a bunch of white transparent slim after i added the ro water, floating every where and there still some on the seals of the tank
any ideas to what it may be?
ty

2in10 · 02-07-2010, 03:28 PM

Sounds like bacteria, or possibly a byproduct form die off from the rock. Net it out if it bothers you.

Louzir · 02-07-2010, 03:37 PM

already netted out the floating stuff but there is still some on the seals should i leave it? or take it out
would be just be a cause of the tank cycling?

2in10 · 02-07-2010, 04:35 PM

Probably a cause of the tank cycling, but cleaning it up can't hurt.

02-07-2010, 01:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
Louzir Spanish Shawl Nudibranch Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Rainsville, Alabama Age: 23 Posts: 90 Skin: Dark Karma: 146	White slime on silicon Seals Just wondering my tank has been running about 2 weeks now, with a pound of live rock in a 5 gallon tank all the LR i can get at the moment. i came home from work and my power head was bubbling from low water level i added some Plan RO water no salt mix. and i noticed there was a bunch of white transparent slim after i added the ro water, floating every where and there still some on the seals of the tank any ideas to what it may be? ty _________ [-DiaBetic-]//JunKie\\ Tank: 5 Gallon Nano Reef. Marineland 100 Biowheel filter/ cascade internal filter 80gph/ Nova 18inch t-5 lamp/ nano protein skimmer (biocube)Livestock: 2 brown polyps/ small black mollie/ nassa snail/ 6 cerith snails maybe more.

02-07-2010, 03:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
2in10 Rose Stylophora Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sparks, NV Age: 46 Posts: 1,683 Skin: Dark Karma: 26494	Sounds like bacteria, or possibly a byproduct form die off from the rock. Net it out if it bothers you. _________ 26 BF, 216w T5, Bak Pak, 2 Koralia Nanos, Fluval 205 RC CUC, Peppermint Shrimp, 2 Emerald Crabs, Blue-Green Chromis, Purple Firefish Softies, LPS, SPS, maxima clam, gorgonian 75 build started Wisdom shared is wisdom gained. http://www.3reef.com/forums/show-off...ild-81680.html

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02-07-2010, 03:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
Louzir Spanish Shawl Nudibranch Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Rainsville, Alabama Age: 23 Posts: 90 Skin: Dark Karma: 146	already netted out the floating stuff but there is still some on the seals should i leave it? or take it out would be just be a cause of the tank cycling?

02-07-2010, 04:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
2in10 Rose Stylophora Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sparks, NV Age: 46 Posts: 1,683 Skin: Dark Karma: 26494	Probably a cause of the tank cycling, but cleaning it up can't hurt.