What's this substance in my spray bar?

VippiN

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I'm assuming it's some sort of bacterial build up, but I thought that would stay in the cannister! This is from one month of having the cannister brand new. It's a CF700.

Lovely pics here.

Also I take it this means the filter is working correctly?

 

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I always thought it was some kind of algae build up or somethig? I get that in my spray bars as well and rinse it out. It sorta looks greenish when I flush it out so I assumed it was plant matter build up....

 

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just biofilm i stick toothpicks to clean it out.

 

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ewwww wut is tat?
sorry i cant help u out

 

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• Jan 7, 2006

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I get it also and have no idea what it is. I use wooden satay sticks to clean mine out, which isn't so often. It might be a buildup of biological debris from the filtration or just crap that didn't get filtered...

 

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It is either fungus or algae, growing there. High flow, enhanced dissolved nutrients, why not? Just brush it out/off periodically.

 

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Thanks for the replies but i'd really like to know what EXACTLY it is so.. bump.

 

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i get that when i clean the tubes for my eheim. never got one on the shower pipe tho.