White strings on silicone only

Lletts01 · 01/22/2016, 10:36 AM

Hi everyone. I have a 55 gallon hex aquarium that I resealed (scraped to bare glass, cleaned all residue, and allowed to cure for a week) with Aqueon silicone. After the fishless cycle (water parameters still great) i added 2 small (1in) clownfish to my tank. They are doing great but the last 2 days I've noticed a stringy type substance on on the silicone ONLY. im hoping this is only from the thinner areas i just didnt scrape off but im concerned. Any help would be awesome!

thegrun · 01/22/2016, 10:58 AM

A picture will help us ID it, but it sounds like some type of bacteria. I really wouldn't worry too much about it, it is fairly common to see different bacteria and algae blooms in a new tank. Use a tooth brush to remove it.

CStrickland · 01/22/2016, 11:28 AM

+1
The silicon is in the corners, where there's less water flow so things like sponges and weird crud bacteria can get a foothold. I wouldn't worry unless it looks like the silicon itself is coming apart (which it can do if the preparation wasn't perfect).

Lletts01 · 01/22/2016, 11:50 AM

Its on other stuff also, i looked closer.

Lletts01 · 01/22/2016, 11:54 AM

Im pretty sure I was ocd with the new silicone. Bought the correct stuff, scraped, cleaned with acetone and let dry, even used tape for good lines and let cure for a little over a week. Its just one spot got under the tape and was thinner but didnt want to risk cutting the good silicone so i left it (its a tall aquarium and im short, it was difficult for me to just scape but is fully sealed)

01/22/2016, 10:36 AM	#1
Lletts01 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 4	White strings on silicone only Hi everyone. I have a 55 gallon hex aquarium that I resealed (scraped to bare glass, cleaned all residue, and allowed to cure for a week) with Aqueon silicone. After the fishless cycle (water parameters still great) i added 2 small (1in) clownfish to my tank. They are doing great but the last 2 days I've noticed a stringy type substance on on the silicone ONLY. im hoping this is only from the thinner areas i just didnt scrape off but im concerned. Any help would be awesome!

01/22/2016, 11:28 AM	#3
CStrickland Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New England, U.S. Posts: 4,595	+1 The silicon is in the corners, where there's less water flow so things like sponges and weird crud bacteria can get a foothold. I wouldn't worry unless it looks like the silicon itself is coming apart (which it can do if the preparation wasn't perfect). __________________ If you're havin tank problems I feel bad for you, son. I got 99 problems but a fish ain't one Current Tank Info: 3/2016 upgrade to 120g. Chalk bass, melanurus, firefish, starry blenny, canary blenny, lyretail anthias, engineer gobys, kole tang. Softies / LPS / NPS. <3 noob4life <3

01/22/2016, 10:58 AM	#2
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	A picture will help us ID it, but it sounds like some type of bacteria. I really wouldn't worry too much about it, it is fairly common to see different bacteria and algae blooms in a new tank. Use a tooth brush to remove it.

01/22/2016, 11:50 AM	#4
Lletts01 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 4	Its on other stuff also, i looked closer.

01/22/2016, 11:54 AM	#5
Lletts01 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 4	Im pretty sure I was ocd with the new silicone. Bought the correct stuff, scraped, cleaned with acetone and let dry, even used tape for good lines and let cure for a little over a week. Its just one spot got under the tape and was thinner but didnt want to risk cutting the good silicone so i left it (its a tall aquarium and im short, it was difficult for me to just scape but is fully sealed)