Hi,
I was thinking of getting more into this whole aquarium deal again, however, there is something that has bothered me about having it. On the top of my tank, I have been getting a brown (or white), flaky buildup that seems of some sort of crystalized structure. I was curious if any of you knew what it was and how to dispose of it. It is a freshwater ~30 gal tank.
Recently, I tried to turn my tank light on, and the button caved in. Puzzled, I opened the top of it and tried to push it back out (thinking whatever sealed it in place gave way). What actually had happened is the plastic itself had corroded, or rotted, or deteriorated in some way. It was just falling apart as if it were meant to. Do you think these 2 problems are linked? Would this buildup of odd junk cause the deterioration of my tank light button?
Here are some pictures of the buildup:
I was thinking of getting more into this whole aquarium deal again, however, there is something that has bothered me about having it. On the top of my tank, I have been getting a brown (or white), flaky buildup that seems of some sort of crystalized structure. I was curious if any of you knew what it was and how to dispose of it. It is a freshwater ~30 gal tank.
Recently, I tried to turn my tank light on, and the button caved in. Puzzled, I opened the top of it and tried to push it back out (thinking whatever sealed it in place gave way). What actually had happened is the plastic itself had corroded, or rotted, or deteriorated in some way. It was just falling apart as if it were meant to. Do you think these 2 problems are linked? Would this buildup of odd junk cause the deterioration of my tank light button?
Here are some pictures of the buildup:
