Unknown Stuff on tank walls

Discussion in 'Algae' started by TheSaltwaterGuy, Dec 26, 2010.

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  1. TheSaltwaterGuy

    TheSaltwaterGuy Banned

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    Well I usually get some diatoms and scrape'em off when they start to get really ugly, but sometimes when I'm scraping the diatoms off I scrape something that when it wave it off of my scraper it has a whitish kind of color. Anyone know what it could be?
     
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  3. elweshomayor

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  4. TheSaltwaterGuy

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    no thats not it I dont even have snails and there not little white dots; its kind of like just this white film on the walls
     
  5. blackraven1425

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    Dunno offhand. Could you take a pic?
     
  6. TheSaltwaterGuy

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    sure hold on but now that i look agaon i see little white thingies moving, which i assume are copepods; very tiny. still taking a pic just to show you what i mean
     
  7. TheSaltwaterGuy

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    ok what the heck? i have a pic but i cant paste it and when i try to do one of the smilies i get this for smile :) instead of what i should be getting, which is the funny yellow happy face... wait what the hell now its normal when i post it?!?!?