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andy36yr19

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I was doing a water change and found this brown stringy thing on my ac 30. Is this a type of algae? How To Prevent?
 

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It looks more like gunk (biofilm) from dirty and debris in the tank that is collecting in that area. Try wiping it out each day with a clean fish sponge. Smell it and if it smells musty or mouldy it could be blue green algae (Cyanobacter bacteria).
 
Colin_T said:
It looks more like gunk (biofilm) from dirty and debris in the tank that is collecting in that area. Try wiping it out each day with a clean fish sponge. Smell it and if it smells musty or mouldy it could be blue green algae (Cyanobacter bacteria).
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Ok thanks
 
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