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05/04/2007, 06:23 PM | #1 |
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purple stuff in my tank
I was looking in the sand and i saw purple circles in it there where 3 of them. any i dea what is. My sand is 3 in. thick
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05/04/2007, 06:30 PM | #2 |
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Picture?
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05/04/2007, 06:48 PM | #3 |
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srry no pic. you hav to yous your amagineation. srry. please keep sending replies
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05/04/2007, 06:53 PM | #4 |
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LOL If I use my imagination I could say it was anything red.
It could be red slime, but I doubt it since you said purple circles. I am going to take a guess and say it is coraline algae.
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05/04/2007, 07:01 PM | #5 |
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describe it for us. is it easily blown of your sand. is it slimy or hard. how old is the tank and what are your parameters
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05/05/2007, 06:22 AM | #6 |
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I would assume it is corraline algae as well.
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05/05/2007, 09:33 AM | #7 |
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Okay, it is like a purple\blue mix coler. it is acting like die in the sand. all it is is purple sand. I siphened it out but then the next morning it was back!
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05/05/2007, 09:39 AM | #8 |
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if you syphoned it... its probably cyanobacteria
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