[Algae In Space]

Something new every day...

I noticed something strange today. A white layer of “something“ on my rock. What could that be:

Maybe the reason for my Opaes biting the dust? Looks kinda strange.

[odin]

Where did the rock come from and what type is it?

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I bought the rock from the local pet shrimp store. Sadly I dont know much about it. It’s a stone from the sea. Have you seen this white stuff before? It does not seem right to me.

[odin]

Its hard to tell really, you can either leave it be and see what happens next or take it out and boil/clean it in some distilled/RO water and re add it to your tank.

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Could this be lime from the stone oozing out?? Would this be poisonous to Opaes?

[odin]

I'm not sure about the lime but does it just look like fuzz or does it look more like spider web style up close?

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More like fuzz! Looks rough and uneven.

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Problem after problem. Maybe I‘ll start a new tank... but I don‘twant to This will be my 3 tank in 3 months. What a drag

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Could this be a fungus?

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And here it is when I scrape it away...

I bought a new tank today I will keep it simple this time like Vorteil said

Maybe I will have two if the old one turns out all right