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Bronx19
Wed Mar 09, 2005, 11:26 PM
Hey guys, I have a white bacteria growing in my cycling tank and I was curious if anyone knows what it is.

Its growing in certain places only, on the small piece of plastic tube connecting my output to my spray bar and on the plastic suction cups for the heater and spray bar.

It forms a solid sheeth covering the entire inside of the tube. I cleaned it off a few days ago, and now its forming again, in a typical bacteria colony fasion.

The only thing I could think of was the ammonia consuming bacteria, but are they visible?

Merrilyn
Thu Mar 10, 2005, 01:25 AM
That's normal in a new tank. It's some kind of fungal growth. Totally harmless. Bristle nose catfish love it :P