Penny in AL Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 What is it and should I remove it? I was trying to raise a low ph (under 6.4) . I also am using Easy Green fertilizer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 What is the stocking of your tank?? Is the heater still working? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penny in AL Posted January 25, 2023 Author Share Posted January 25, 2023 Yes the heater is working. I have about 20 tetras and 1 Cory and some live plants that were added about 2 weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Hmm…could be some kind of weird algae? @Fish Folk @nabokovfan87 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penny in AL Posted January 25, 2023 Author Share Posted January 25, 2023 It falls off in a sheet when it builds up and is definitely crystalline sstructure.could it be calcium? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Mineral residue? Are you in a hard water area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOtrees Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 I've seen mineral deposits accumulate on parts of heaters like this before, but never quite this crystalline or so fast. Take out the heater, and once it's cooled soak it in vinegar (or soak a paper towel in vinegar and wrap the heater). Let stand for an hour or so. The deposits/crystals should come off fairly well. Return to the tank and see if it grows back as fast. If not, it was a temporary problem associated with the newly added aragonite. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennie Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 On 1/25/2023 at 7:14 PM, TOtrees said: I've seen mineral deposits accumulate on parts of heaters like this before, but never quite this crystalline or so fast. Yes! Once I dosed seachem equilibrium in my tank but on my the heater by a mistake as I keep it next to filter, and I got a residue all over it. But even then it was not such a thick layer as it is in this pic. In my case, it was a quarantine tank, so when I took heater off and let it dry over night, it came off easily. It was hardy and I couldn't remove it when it was wet tho. Be careful to not dmg the heater in case you decide to clean it. Heaters can be fragile. On 1/25/2023 at 7:14 PM, TOtrees said: Take out the heater, and once it's cooled soak it in vinegar (or soak a paper towel in vinegar and wrap the heater). Let stand for an hour or so. The deposits/crystals should come off fairly well. you may want to give this a try! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Remove the heater asap and then replace it. Worst case is you have a backup, best case is you save the tank. I would send photos to the company, get a replacement. Something isn't right and that's not normal. If you attribute this to the CC, then you likely need to just do a siphon, change some water and whatever residue will be removed. CC shouldn't, doesn't, but I can't guarantee isn't the reason for this. I have added CC to a few tanks, no issues. Rinsed or not rinsed, never seen anything like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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