Eww. SNot like substance in my sump!

Cartman89 · 06-09-2006, 04:02 PM

There has been this snot like milky substance in my sump lately and I have no clue what is causing this to form. It's only in the section where the return pump is at. There is alot of junk at the bottom of the return pump section so could that cause it? Here are the water testing:
Nitrate - .5ppm
Nitrite - 0ppm
Ammonia - 0ppm
pH - 8.3
Salt. - 1.024

Woodstock · 06-09-2006, 04:14 PM

Sounds like cyano... is it dark, slimy, and peels off easily in sheets? It feeds off of po4, low oxygen, and red spectrum lighting (Old PC bulbs). I'm guessing the rotting ditritus in the corner is fueling it with lots of po4... Try keeping the sump cleaner and toss in a bag of phosban

Cartman89 · 06-09-2006, 05:19 PM

It can't be cyno. Cyno is red. This is a stringy snot like thing.

lcstorc · 06-09-2006, 05:42 PM

Can you clean it out regardless? I would anyway. Doesn't sound like anything good. Course I am new so ...
Peace
Lynn

Cartman89 · 06-10-2006, 10:11 AM

Yeah I took out most of it. The rest is on the heater. I can't get it off.

Woodstock · 06-10-2006, 10:14 AM

Try removing the heater (after unplugging it

) and cleaning it with a wire brush and vinegar.

Cartman89 · 06-10-2006, 10:26 AM

The whole sump is infested with q-tip sponges so maybe that's what's causing the slime?

cheeks69 · 06-10-2006, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cartman89

The whole sump is infested with q-tip sponges so maybe that's what's causing the slime?

Q tip sponges are filter feeders and do not cause slime. What you may have is a builup of organics in your sump. What are you using for a skimmer ? How close is it to the drain in our sump ?

Cartman89 · 06-10-2006, 11:27 AM

The skimmer is a aquamedic skimmer rated for a 250gal and cost me alot of $$. The skimmer is actully hanging off the back of the main tank. It couldn't fit into the sump. What I have in the sump is a refugium, carbon, filter pad, heater, and the return pump. I do see some detritus in the sump where the return pump. I will take some pics today.

Cartman89 · 06-10-2006, 11:41 AM

ok here are the sump pics.

This pic is where the slime is at

This is just the fuge

Boomer · 06-10-2006, 01:47 PM

Snot

Is usually not cyano by dinoflagellates . Does this snot have allot of trapped bubbles ?

Cartman89 · 06-10-2006, 02:53 PM

No bubbles at all.

Boomer · 06-10-2006, 03:06 PM

Then that snot is allot of excess organics coupled with bacteria floating to the top as they are lighter than water. That sump looks realy sick/ bad and needs some serious cleaning.

Cartman89 · 06-10-2006, 04:32 PM

How do you reccomend I clean it?

blue_eyes53813 · 06-10-2006, 05:52 PM

I know in my last tank... I was tearing it down to move and behind the rock in a low flow there ( must of been a dead spot) the water was thick and slimey... it to was like snot. I stirred it and put a net in the water and it ran out of the net like snot... How much flow did you have going through the sump and could it have been low flow or kinda like stagnet water?

06-09-2006, 04:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
Cartman89 Neon dottyback Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Branson, MO Posts: 659 View Gallery Karma Komment	Eww. SNot like substance in my sump! There has been this snot like milky substance in my sump lately and I have no clue what is causing this to form. It's only in the section where the return pump is at. There is alot of junk at the bottom of the return pump section so could that cause it? Here are the water testing: Nitrate - .5ppm Nitrite - 0ppm Ammonia - 0ppm pH - 8.3 Salt. - 1.024

06-09-2006, 04:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 23,266 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Eww. SNot like substance in my sump! Sounds like cyano... is it dark, slimy, and peels off easily in sheets? It feeds off of po4, low oxygen, and red spectrum lighting (Old PC bulbs). I'm guessing the rotting ditritus in the corner is fueling it with lots of po4... Try keeping the sump cleaner and toss in a bag of phosban __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My QT/Hospital Tank* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MHs, dual Geiseman Actinic T5s,Neptune AC III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

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Cartman89 Neon dottyback Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Branson, MO Posts: 659 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Eww. SNot like substance in my sump! It can't be cyno. Cyno is red. This is a stringy snot like thing.

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Cartman89 Neon dottyback Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Branson, MO Posts: 659 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Eww. SNot like substance in my sump! Yeah I took out most of it. The rest is on the heater. I can't get it off.

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Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 23,266 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Eww. SNot like substance in my sump! Try removing the heater (after unplugging it ) and cleaning it with a wire brush and vinegar. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My QT/Hospital Tank* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MHs, dual Geiseman Actinic T5s,Neptune AC III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

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Cartman89 Neon dottyback Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Branson, MO Posts: 659 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Eww. SNot like substance in my sump! The whole sump is infested with q-tip sponges so maybe that's what's causing the slime?

06-10-2006, 11:27 AM	#9 (permalink)
Cartman89 Neon dottyback Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Branson, MO Posts: 659 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Eww. SNot like substance in my sump! The skimmer is a aquamedic skimmer rated for a 250gal and cost me alot of $$. The skimmer is actully hanging off the back of the main tank. It couldn't fit into the sump. What I have in the sump is a refugium, carbon, filter pad, heater, and the return pump. I do see some detritus in the sump where the return pump. I will take some pics today.

06-10-2006, 11:41 AM	#10 (permalink)
Cartman89 Neon dottyback Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Branson, MO Posts: 659 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Eww. SNot like substance in my sump! ok here are the sump pics. This pic is where the slime is at This is just the fuge

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Boomer Reef Sanctuary's Mr. Wizard Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Duluth, Minnesota Posts: 2,157 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Eww. SNot like substance in my sump! Snot Is usually not cyano by dinoflagellates . Does this snot have allot of trapped bubbles ? __________________ Boomer Want to Talk Chemistry ! The Reef Chemistry Forum Want to See More ! The Coral Realm If you See Me Running You Better Catch-Up An explosion can be defined as a loud noise, accompanied by the sudden going away of things, from a place where they use to be.

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Cartman89 Neon dottyback Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Branson, MO Posts: 659 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Eww. SNot like substance in my sump! No bubbles at all.

06-10-2006, 03:06 PM	#13 (permalink)
Boomer Reef Sanctuary's Mr. Wizard Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Duluth, Minnesota Posts: 2,157 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Eww. SNot like substance in my sump! Then that snot is allot of excess organics coupled with bacteria floating to the top as they are lighter than water. That sump looks realy sick/ bad and needs some serious cleaning. __________________ Boomer Want to Talk Chemistry ! The Reef Chemistry Forum Want to See More ! The Coral Realm If you See Me Running You Better Catch-Up An explosion can be defined as a loud noise, accompanied by the sudden going away of things, from a place where they use to be.

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blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 6,638 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Eww. SNot like substance in my sump! I know in my last tank... I was tearing it down to move and behind the rock in a low flow there ( must of been a dead spot) the water was thick and slimey... it to was like snot. I stirred it and put a net in the water and it ran out of the net like snot... How much flow did you have going through the sump and could it have been low flow or kinda like stagnet water? __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

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