white slime in koralias

RDCompton03 · 12/25/2013, 10:13 AM

I am trying to figure out what the white slime is that builds up in my koralias is. It coats the propellers and the magnet and magnet cavity of the koralias. It doesnt have a strong odor and comes back within a few days of cleaning it. Its the only place where it occurs. I am dosing with vodka and I thought it may be associated with that, but im not sure. I have a 50 gal tank with a 15 gal sump/refugium. In addition to the dosing I have cheato and mangroves in my refugium and run a protein skimmer. I get a dark green almost black skimate from my PS and my water parameters are all in check. The slim issue just bugs me because It seems like it would almost have to affect the effectiveness of my koralias. Any ideas as to what it might be????

thegrun · 12/25/2013, 10:26 AM

Could it be calcium precipitate which commonly forms on power heads and pumps due to the heat generated at those locations?

RDCompton03 · 12/25/2013, 11:21 AM

would this indicate that my calcium is too high. I generally run it around 500-520

12/25/2013, 10:13 AM	#1
RDCompton03 Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Ft Pierce, FL Posts: 53	white slime in koralias I am trying to figure out what the white slime is that builds up in my koralias is. It coats the propellers and the magnet and magnet cavity of the koralias. It doesnt have a strong odor and comes back within a few days of cleaning it. Its the only place where it occurs. I am dosing with vodka and I thought it may be associated with that, but im not sure. I have a 50 gal tank with a 15 gal sump/refugium. In addition to the dosing I have cheato and mangroves in my refugium and run a protein skimmer. I get a dark green almost black skimate from my PS and my water parameters are all in check. The slim issue just bugs me because It seems like it would almost have to affect the effectiveness of my koralias. Any ideas as to what it might be????

12/25/2013, 10:26 AM	#2
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	Could it be calcium precipitate which commonly forms on power heads and pumps due to the heat generated at those locations?

12/25/2013, 11:21 AM	#3
RDCompton03 Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Ft Pierce, FL Posts: 53	would this indicate that my calcium is too high. I generally run it around 500-520