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08/29/2012, 04:49 PM
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What is this? Please identify
Can anyone help me identify this? There is a red growth under a small green ricordea. Sorry for the bad pictures.
  
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08/29/2012, 04:51 PM
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cyano bacteria
Usually a sign of too much nutrients, nitrates and phosphates. Also poor oxygen levels. Try siphoning out that area and do a water change ( if that is what it is ) Do you use RODI water since cyano loves tap water. Granular ferric oxide can help aswell. |
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08/29/2012, 05:10 PM
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I had not considered cyano.
The thing is about 1/3 inch thick. |
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08/29/2012, 05:20 PM
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Looks like the rest of your tank is pretty clean. Try to get a little bit more flow in that area.
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08/29/2012, 05:24 PM
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Thanks for the replies. It looks like I will be reading up on solutions.
Any suggestions on a RODI unit that does not require hard plumbing? As for the GFO, I happen to have a reactor and GFO from BRS that will be delivered tomorrow. The tank is just a little 29 gallon that has been up and running for almost exactly one year. |
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08/29/2012, 06:00 PM
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You can set up any of them with a faucet hock up. They don't have to be permanently connected.
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08/29/2012, 07:56 PM
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How long has the red mass been there? Can it be siphoned out? Or is it solid?
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08/29/2012, 08:32 PM
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Looks like red slime
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08/29/2012, 09:13 PM
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The red blob pealed up like a sticker.
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08/30/2012, 12:44 AM
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looks like a cherry mushroom to me
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