Ok folks what is it!!??!!

[7hogwarts]

So true! I may be one of the few who actually has dosed bleach ;)

This also has me curious. Since I am not wanting to hijack this thread could you start another thread to elaborate.

 

[FishLover01]

Since you cleaned with vinegar, my guess would be that it's nothing within the tank itself. Most likely, the source has to be the tap water. Does the tap water look clear in a glass? Have you tested your tap water for anything? It's the only thing that makes any sense.

 

[Viracon13]

ISIS just claimed responsibility for the orange slime

 

[Sistawolf]

Put some vinegar in a glass of tap water and let it sit and see what happens.. that will let you know if it's your water and or the combination of with vinegar.. that is really scary.. looks like carpet..

 

[skim]

I know, the Russians hacked into the Water Works Dept. and injected GAU ( Granular activated Uranium ) into the water system and it has caused the Bacteria to mutate and soon will clog all the sewer systems and it will be backing up into the streets.

 

[emelo3]

I had a similar experience when I was cleaning broken down equipment and misc parts in a 5 gallon bucket.

I had left everything in the bucket for two weeks. And to stir things up I placed two small Hydor Korallia pumps. Long story short, the vinegar melted or deformed some rubber parts, orange silicone o-rings disappeared, and the hard enamel that protects the pump's internal components looked like chewed up bubble gum. 2 gallons of vinegar was too much.

How much vinegar did you use?

 

[twilliard]

This also has me curious. Since I am not wanting to hijack this thread could you start another thread to elaborate.

It's in my thread https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/dinoflagellates-dinos-a-possible-cure-follow-along-and-see.253917/ at the end.

 

[bios]

If could help you i find similar stuff in a factory production of fruit juice
And probably produced by fruit sugar fermentation
As you had use vinegar, i suppose same kind of origin

 

[JP79]

I think we all need to know what this is. This something that I've never seen or heard of. What did the tank look like before you started cleaning it? Also is your water city or well?

 

[120reefkeeper]

Since you cleaned with vinegar, my guess would be that it's nothing within the tank itself. Most likely, the source has to be the tap water. Does the tap water look clear in a glass? Have you tested your tap water for anything? It's the only thing that makes any sense.

My tap water is crystal clear. Incoming TDS is 120 .

 

[120reefkeeper]

I had a similar experience when I was cleaning broken down equipment and misc parts in a 5 gallon bucket.

I had left everything in the bucket for two weeks. And to stir things up I placed two small Hydor Korallia pumps. Long story short, the vinegar melted or deformed some rubber parts, orange silicone o-rings disappeared, and the hard enamel that protects the pump's internal components looked like chewed up bubble gum. 2 gallons of vinegar was too much.

How much vinegar did you use?

Originally I used about 8 gallons of vinegar to 150 gallons of tap water.

 

[120reefkeeper]

I think we all need to know what this is. This something that I've never seen or heard of. What did the tank look like before you started cleaning it? Also is your water city or well?

The tank was empty and fairly clean. The back wall of the tank was completely covered in old coralline algae. This is an acrylic tank so I didn't want to scrape it off. The vinegar worked very well at dissolving the coralline.

 

[JP79]

Since you cleaned with vinegar, my guess would be that it's nothing within the tank itself. Most likely, the source has to be the tap water. Does the tap water look clear in a glass? Have you tested your tap water for anything? It's the only thing that makes any sense.

That's what I was thinking. Like high iron or copper.

 

[JP79]

The tank was empty and fairly clean. The back wall of the tank was completely covered in old coralline algae. This is an acrylic tank so I didn't want to scrape it off. The vinegar worked very well at dissolving the coralline.

So now what? I know what I would do. But I'm not sure if it would be the right move.

 

[120reefkeeper]

So now what? I know what I would do. But I'm not sure if it would be the right move.

I have since nuked the tank with bleach. Let it run for about 12 hours to kill whatever it was .

I am following up with fill and flushes . I'll be adding "Prime" and do another flush. Wipe down the tank in between . I may even do another bleach treatment just for good measure.

After all is said and done I'll make sure nothing remains and all of the bleach is neutralized.

 

[Brew12]

I have since nuked the tank with bleach. Let it run for about 12 hours to kill whatever it was .

I am following up with fill and flushes . I'll be adding "Prime" and do another flush. Wipe down the tank in between . I may even do another bleach treatment just for good measure.

After all is said and done I'll make sure nothing remains and all of the bleach is neutralized.

Wouldn't it be easier to just put a little less Cheese Whiz on your sandwich while working on your tank? :p

 

[Elementalj]

Wouldn't it be easier to just put a little less Cheese Whiz on your sandwich while working on your tank? :p

If that's a philly, there can never be ENOUGH WIZ!!!!

 

[120reefkeeper]

Why do you need cheese whiz we you've got this!!??

 

[Elementalj]

Why do you need cheese whiz we you've got this!!??

Because this guy doesn't make cheese wiz, however he probably made that! [emoji13][emoji12][emoji41][emoji1611]

 

[FishLover01]

I have since nuked the tank with bleach. Let it run for about 12 hours to kill whatever it was .

I am following up with fill and flushes . I'll be adding "Prime" and do another flush. Wipe down the tank in between . I may even do another bleach treatment just for good measure.

After all is said and done I'll make sure nothing remains and all of the bleach is neutralized.

Personally, I think you made the right move at the right time. We'd all like to be sure what we're looking at but I bet that bleach wipes it out. Smart idea with the bleach.