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02-07-2006, 12:43 PM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Nov 2005
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|  Cobb web type slime
Hello all, I noticed something in my tank. It was after I purchased my feather dusters and zoo's. I see this stringy slime, almost looks like cobb web string in different lengths, stuck to my assorted aquascape (fake corals, LR) never stuck to anything living in my tank, but not sure what is producing it. The end of the feather dusters are extending their tubes at the bottom using sand etc., is it a fluid they are producing, or something from the zoos? There is not alot, just a few pieces here and there, just now that I noticed it, its bothering me!
Also I was a little suprised at this too....every so often I would notice a very small piece of black plastic stuff...I thought perhaps that it was from the turkey baster I was using to flush the detrus etc...I found out last night that it was actually coming off my heater!!!! I do not have the name brand of it off hand, not at home....going to get another of course, but it was a good line, not a cheap one....Im assuming it wouldnt be made out of anything that would harm the tank...has anyone had the same issue before? Its pretty new, I got it around Nov-Dec....hmmmm...oh well Ill trash it! _________ 20 Gallon Reef Tank
Berlin System
15lbs Live Rock w/ Live Sand
Coralife Lunar Aqualight
(1x Actinic and 1x 10,000K, 2x 3/4W Blue LEDs)
2 False Percula Clownfish * Blue/Green Reef Chromis * Fire Shrimp * 1 Halloween Hermit Crabs *
2 Scarlet Reef Hermit Crabs * 4 Turbo Snails * 5 Bumblebee Snails
Green Star Polyps * Yellow Polyps * Pink Eyed Zoanthids * Branching Green Hammer Coral *
Hawaiian Feather Duster
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02-07-2006, 01:11 PM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Jonesboro, Arkansas Age: 34
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My heater did the same thing. It was the outside coating of acrylic paint or whatever it is they cover those things in. I just took it out and scrubbed the bejeezus out of it and put it back in. No problems since then. As far as the cobweb thing I get those in my tank as well. You can really see them if I stir the sand up. I wouldn't worry too much about it. Friend of mine told me they are there all the time but you can't see them until something sticks to them.
Eric _________ 
55 Gal Glass, 10 gal sump, seaclone100 protein skimmer, 2 pc 65w 10k's, 2 pc 65w actinic, 2 4ft VHO 110w bulbs, 135lbs of live rock, livesand/aragonite mix, coral beauty, percula clown, blue and yellow damsel, peppermint shrimp, Skunk shrimp, coral banded shrimp, xenia, leather, zoas, star polyps, button polyps, frogspawn, hammer, leather, mushrooms, long tentacle anemone, turbosnails, astrea snails, hermit crabs and a featherduster. | |
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02-07-2006, 01:29 PM
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| | Stylophora
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montreal, QC,Quebec Age: 29
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Im pretty sure they are Vermetid Snails
Have a look at this thread
Do a search on 3reef and you will find more. there good guys for sure.
Marc. _________ 
20Gal, 45 lbs LR, 65W PC 10 000K + 65W PC 20 000K + 10Gal sump/fuge
Livestock :hermit and snails, Green star polyps, Button polyps, Finger leather, Xenia, Zoanthids, Mushrooms, Yellow polyps, montipora digitata, acropora, ?mistery polyps?, mistery crab, six line wrasse | |
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02-07-2006, 01:54 PM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Nov 2005
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Oh I know that is not what it is....it is free flowing silk type thread almost....not attached to the bottom, very very thin strings floating through the water....
I didn't think they were cause for concern, just wanted to double check...
Ya the plastic was the outside coating, same as what you referring to, you would think they would have thought not to use it if they preformed quality control tests....or whatever they do to make sure its aquarium safe...anywho, thanks for the reassurance!  | |
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