Iain Heffel Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 Hi I have been having a smell in my room I looked at the filter and need to identify if it waste sludge or black mold and it is also occurring in my brothers room Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 looks like heavy build up of waste. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Heffel Posted May 5, 2022 Author Share Posted May 5, 2022 For both or just one we need to make sure we do not have black mold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveO Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 (edited) It looks like filter goo to me. The first one is typical build up, the second one is heavy build up. Just rinse them good and you're good to go. Try to not over feed. That is what probably led to the heavy goo poo in the second one. Edited May 5, 2022 by DaveO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Heffel Posted May 5, 2022 Author Share Posted May 5, 2022 Ok thank I will get phosphate kit just to double check but one the reasons were worried was because in the one with less muck it was brand new only like 4ish weeks old with snails in it so we needed to make sure it was not something else I will keep this updated until the problem is solved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 On 5/4/2022 at 4:25 PM, Iain Heffel said: Hi I have been having a smell in my room I looked at the filter and need to identify if it waste sludge or black mold and it is also occurring in my brothers room If you're really concerned with smell you can run carbon. Snails tend to make it stink. What you're showing off looks like.... You can also look up photos/pictures of people cleaning filter floss. That's the cartridge stuff you're showing in the first photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 ^^ thats nasty!!!😲 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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