Filters Turning White

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TankManATL

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Apr 11, 2006
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i have 2 filters in my tank...30 g fw...i have an aqua teck 20-40 and a biowheel 150...both filters are growing white striny things on the outtake of the filters..(where the water comes out) is this a bad thing or a good thing..also the biowhell is turing a brown color with brown blobs on it...is this the bioloical bacteria i dream about???please help..

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Zeromason577

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Apr 10, 2006
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Im not sure what is coming out of the filter, the biowheele is working perfectly if it is turning brown.

The stringy stuff could be a form of alge,or maybe just extra fish waste stuck to it, but thats just a guess.
 

TankManATL

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i think it just may be accese bacteria..i had an outbreak and everything in my tank was white..this happend when i was at work..i changed all the water becuse it turned white..if i open my filters to change them..all the inside is coverd in white to..i think it is just some nitrate bacteria or something
 
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