White film on my rocks!

TaylorTTR · 09/21/2011, 10:51 PM

Does this look like something to be concerned about? It's on the one rock that I didn't bother cleaning. It feels really soft, and when I first rubbed it off I thought it was leftover decay from rotting shrimp I had in my tank. But when I got behind my tank, I realized there was a bit too much for it to be from my dead shrimp. Should I get this stuff out of my tank ASAP?

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aecasasus · 09/22/2011, 07:06 AM

Sponge. Good water cleaner.

skeeter_usaf · 09/22/2011, 07:09 AM

Nothing to worry about here, just a sponge.

zigzag1 · 09/22/2011, 09:55 AM

IMO, that looks like the bacterial mat that often covers new, uncycled live rock when die-off and the associated recovery are occuring. And, with the additional comment on your shrimp, this also seems likely to be the case. Either way, the rock/bacterial mat can be left alone to cycle.

Also, IMO you should remove those damsels. Kindof like being locked in a room with a decaying corpse..

JMTC & GL!!

TaylorTTR · 09/22/2011, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by zigzag1

IMO, that looks like the bacterial mat that often covers new, uncycled live rock when die-off and the associated recovery are occuring. And, with the additional comment on your shrimp, this also seems likely to be the case. Either way, the rock/bacterial mat can be left alone to cycle.

Also, IMO you should remove those damsels. Kindof like being locked in a room with a decaying corpse..

JMTC & GL!!

Haha, they aren't trapped, that's my future cave for a mantis shrimp with a couple doors. If they're smart they will realize that cave is not a good place to live. Its a 55 gallon tank with a powerful 4 stage filter, a good protein skimmer, and a 600 gph power head.

xCry0x · 09/22/2011, 03:41 PM

Wow. They are trapped in a glass (or acrylic) box, he was not saying you trapped them in rock work.

TaylorTTR · 09/22/2011, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by xCry0x

Wow. They are trapped in a glass (or acrylic) box, he was not saying you trapped them in rock work.

Oh wow, amazing

09/21/2011, 10:51 PM	#1
TaylorTTR Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 73	White film on my rocks! Does this look like something to be concerned about? It's on the one rock that I didn't bother cleaning. It feels really soft, and when I first rubbed it off I thought it was leftover decay from rotting shrimp I had in my tank. But when I got behind my tank, I realized there was a bit too much for it to be from my dead shrimp. Should I get this stuff out of my tank ASAP? [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG]

09/22/2011, 07:06 AM	#2
aecasasus Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 343	Sponge. Good water cleaner. __________________ Breathe IN...Breathe OUT! http://www.youtube.com/user/aecasasus?feature=results_main Current Tank Info: 150gallon, 40g Innovative Marine

09/22/2011, 07:09 AM	#3
skeeter_usaf Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Brandon, Fl Posts: 98	Nothing to worry about here, just a sponge. __________________ 220 Mixed Reef, 60 gallon sump, Euro Reef Skimmer, Phosban Reactor, 250w Halides, LED's, wavemaker, ATO, RO/DI and much more. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º>

09/22/2011, 09:55 AM	#4
zigzag1 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Anderson, Indiana Posts: 1,276	IMO, that looks like the bacterial mat that often covers new, uncycled live rock when die-off and the associated recovery are occuring. And, with the additional comment on your shrimp, this also seems likely to be the case. Either way, the rock/bacterial mat can be left alone to cycle. Also, IMO you should remove those damsels. Kindof like being locked in a room with a decaying corpse.. JMTC & GL!! __________________ :beer: Mixed Reef, started 10/2004: 6' BB 125g DT, 100lbs LR, 40g sump, Dual Ehiem 1000 returns, Eshopps dual overflow, JBJ ATO, Vertex IN-180, PM Ca reactor, 250w MH w/VHO Actinic, AC3 w/Aquasurf, Tunze 6105 pair & 40B frag tank 8 Fish, 20+ corals, shrimp, snails, worms, bugs, etc.

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