LOOK AT THIS.... HEEELLP!!!

Mudpuppy · Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 1:35 am Post subject: LOOK AT THIS.... HEEELLP!!!

can u people please tell me what this is .... its white, slimy, and my fish eats it. its all over the gravel, tank sides, and the plants .... does anyone know what this is ?!?!?

just click the link below and when the install language pack comes up just hit cancel.... this link leads to the pictue of this slimy white stuff...

http://www.bambili.com/b_gallery/view_pic.asp?pic_lrg=MVC-676F.JPG&pic_text=

OneWolvesDream · Super Senior Member Joined: 10 Apr 2004 Posts: 1175

it could be a form of algae. get a pithon like this one and use it to clean your gravel
http://www.petco.com/product_info.asp?familyid=2406&sku=4743161563&tab=3&dept_id=1116&c1=1112&c2=1116&c3=&ct1=Maintenance+%26+Cleaning&ct2=Gravel+Cleaners+%26+Vacuums&ct3=

Mudpuppy · Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 1:55 am Post subject:

i have a syphoning tbe thing similar to that

Mudpuppy · Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 1:57 am Post subject:

TBE = TUBE ***

OneWolvesDream · Super Senior Member Joined: 10 Apr 2004 Posts: 1175

transfer your fish into a temporary container then properly do a 50% water change. so you must have the water for the fish ste up 24 hours ahead of time and the new water set up 24 hours ahead of time and do a proper cleaning

Mudpuppy · Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 2:02 am Post subject:

im confused

OneWolvesDream · Super Senior Member Joined: 10 Apr 2004 Posts: 1175

that would work to! just dont put the water you took out back

ok go now and set some new water. asin chemicals and all then do a second bucket of water with the chemicals and all so the water is now safe for fish then transer the fish into one set of water so they cant get in any trouble then do a 50% water/gravel cleaning. use the other water you had set out and poor it into the tank. then add the fish back.

1. set out two things of treated water overnight.
2. when you are ready to clean put the fish in one container of treated water.
3. do a 50% water/gravel cleaning
4. use other treated water and poor in replacing all the water you took out,
5. add the fish

Mudpuppy · Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 2:07 am Post subject:

cant i just take 1/2 the water out and put my fish in a bucket, clean all the gravel and plants, then put him right back in ?!?!? Sad

Mudpuppy · Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 2:09 am Post subject:

so i should put in some water in a bucket over night ..... and tomorrow add it to the tank..... is that what u r saying ?!?!

OneWolvesDream · Super Senior Member Joined: 10 Apr 2004 Posts: 1175

Mudpuppy · Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 2:11 am Post subject: :o thank you very much :o

thanks for spending time in helping me out

OneWolvesDream · Super Senior Member Joined: 10 Apr 2004 Posts: 1175

sure no prob if u need more help pm me im goin now though! ttul

t_chelle16 · Moderator Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3437

Up close, does it look like this?

-Chelle

fishy_chick · Member Joined: 09 Apr 2004 Posts: 86

I had that once. I few years ago I had a 10 gallon tank. I went away for the weekend and put one of those feeding blocks in the tank (I dont know what they're actually called) and when I got back home that slimy stuf was all over my gravel. I took my fish out, siphoned the gravel, did a 25% water change, and put the fish back in and they were fine.

Obelix · Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 5:58 pm Post subject:

Eh, I despise thoes feeding blocks, for a few dollars more and a permant soluation i would buy a self feeder and just set the timmer the way you think it should be, the blocks leave TONS of residue and I spent alot of time trying to get my tank back to normal after a weekend.