Hey thanks for the comment and advice. Awesome. This thing is sneaky and I've seen it at worst and no hope was on sight. Will pin your comments and hopefully it does a better job. For me, it took me about 5 weeks maybe less. Now the tank is at its best and doesn't even require water changes, honestly. I saw this old guy speaking about no water changes and it has been a process and haven't done one change in about 6 months. Just top off and feeding. Nothing else.

@Vivir SimpleMente Glad to hear your tank is doing well now! Yeah, there's stuff in tap water that the bacteria feeds on and the water changes while its reproducing just give it more food to eat. Those stinkers can multiply within minutes to hours of tank setup!

Thanks.. The stuff killed my fish and my Kuhli loach, I did one water change and it made things extremely worse for them 😢

​@radiantrosie hi I know this is a old video by everytime I buy fish this white stuff comes in my tank and kills all my fish (platies) I want more fish but they only last for 1 month then they die. I have checked all my nitrate and ammonia levels and change 20% water and filter. It's like fine for platies bout then they die. Can you help me.

@korey5318 Sounds like you are likely adding more livestock than your beneficial bacteria can support. It's always a balancing act between adding fish and giving your tank time to catch up in building up more beneficial bacteria. You won't be able to see those "good guys" as your tank cycles. Cloudy water and white slime on driftwood are the "bad guys" aka heterotropic bacteria. They can reproduce rapidly - like doubling their numbers in minutes! - so even when you've just cleaned the slime up or you've done a water change, it'll be very disheartening to see that they are back almost immediately. A buildup of waste products feeds them, so water changes actually make it worse because there are organic compounds in tap water that they feed on, so when you do that, you're just encouraging them to flourish. What you've got to do it starve them out. This is done by not providing waste material, fish food, etc for them to feed on. In other words, you need to add only a few fish at a time to your tank and allow plenty of time for your tank to build up more good bacteria to support them. During that time, treat often with Prime to protect your fish from ammonia spikes. That's why they are dying. The "bad bacteria" turn waste into ammonia which kills fish. Even if your water parameters tested fine at first, it doesn't take long for things to swing out of control. Here's a great video that I highly recommend that may explain things more thoroughly than I have: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/apyWlqun1MvQnH0.htmlsi=Y4Fu2VO6sE_JRJB1 Best wishes for your fishes! 🐠

Of course, thanks for the info. We are here to learn. Just stick to your water changes and pick the fungus with your hand and gravel vacuum. ALSO NOTICE that if your filter gets too much, just wash the whole thing with water and dry it in the sun for one hour or two. The tank will be back to normal in no time. LOVE YOUR COMMENT

Se llama Mister Finnie. Es todo un personaje, gruñon a veces, muy exigente con su dieta pero muy muy inteligente y un gran amigo. Nada con una gracia que a veces pensaría está bailando...pero me encanta al verle. Sabes, es algo así como los antiguos señores que encantaban las serpientes en India. Yo me quedo ido, me olvido de todo...me interesa todo tan poco que alguien diria que soy irresponsable. Pero me gusta verlo, me atrae servir a Mister Finnie. Es un gran tipazo. Tendrá sangre española creo, porque es un gran amigo.

Hola Yakie. No me esperaba la visita. WOW...SIMPLEMENTE WOW. Hasta em sonrojó ver le comentario.

Hello Missy. Thank much for the visit. I will start making more videos in English.

No creeras que uno de mis pasatiempos es ver esa pezcera. No se pero me gusta verla...hay tanto en ella que me relaja, me trae un poco a la realidad de lo que verdaderamente importa. Es apenas de 10 galones y si hago los cambios de auga asi, es porque hay un bacteria que hace salir un tipo de alga blanca.

Hey, thanks for the comment. There has to be a reason right.

!!!!!!!maybe is that!!!! I am doing the same, and the first time that I saw it was in my temporary hospital tank, that's it is made by plastic!

Actually it may have also been not enough circulation (even though i have an aerator as well). Once my tank water level lowered and the filter started waterfalling into the water from a higher point the water cleared up.

Yes. It does....thanks for the comment. If it got that bad, I recommend this because it worked for me. Besides the water change 3 or 4 times a week, clean the filter. If it's possible open it and clean it well. I ran a piece of cloth thru the tube and let it dry in the sun for well over 4 hours, The whole thing. The sponges and media were also rinsed but with the same tank water, ok. All was done using the same water. I also used an old toothbrush to clean and then continued with my water changes. You shoud see the difference, obviously the same week. But please limit the chemical but only use the water treatment. Food plant is good but also limit. And just continue the water changes. I have been back to normal and only do water changes every 10 days on the clock.

@@vivirSimpleMente I have an AquaClear 20 and it feels like the sponge and carbon are so slimmy, it doesn't even rinse out well. I may replace these parts. Yeah I'm trying water changes, as 4 days of blackout didn't really reduce the number of this algae or bacteria. It's very frustrating as I can't find much information about it. My tank is not even planted so I don't know how this is happening. I will be adding floating plants to suck up nutrients too.

@@francoislelievre-lemelin6983 Agreed. Plants will be good but only after. It will be better to do it once the whole thing is cleaned. Replace the sponges if you want. I also forgot to mention to reduce light during this process because I noticed the algae grew faster with light. I had mine with 10 hours, but reduced it to 6 during the process and left it with 8 afterwards. I KNOW IT'S frustrating, but dont worry. It will go back to normal. You night have to clean the filter weekly, and rinse the new sponges weekly. Good bacteria lives in the sponges, that's why I suggest to replace them only if you can't save them.

It’s from uneaten food

Hi. Thanks for the comment. It is quite common in New tanks. And it seems to me it has to do with bacteria, of course...excess of it. Better filter will get rid of it, But the water changes are "mandatory" It has worked for me to stick to the routine. I use less plant food than before and less fish food so it doesn't linger around. But overall. It is the water changes. I won't use anything else on my plants but try to the remove the slime with my fingers weekly and during the water change...once a week. It does Wonders.

Hi thanks for the comment. I don't add anything other than the tap water conditioner, And that's it...Just minimize all other things mentioned in the video

Hey, thanks for the comment. I have to say that this is not regular algae. This is more like a fungus so any type of nutrient makes it worst. Also notice that is NOT the stuff that grows in drift wood either. Water changes and removing as much as possible with your hands will do.

Agree. It eventually goes aways. It's a matter of water changes. Thanks for the comment.

@@vivirSimpleMente There is hope then 🤣 the water got couldy today so hopefully I didn’t clean it too much 😵‍💫

@@kaylaschmidt1111 what helped me was remove as much as possible from plants and filter, 20 percent water changes 3 to 4 times a week. minimized feeding to 2 times a day. I also reduced lighting to 4 hours, since this bacteria grows in it...Or at least i believe that. I stopped putting any other additives to the water other than the dechlorination. After seeing results maybe a week later, I did water changes every 3 days, increased my light by one hour... and so on until all got back to normal. Now i do water changes every 2 weeks, only 20 percent and top off when needed. Keep the water changes and you will see normal, but avoid over cleaning because there's plenty good bacteria that is needed in the tank. I hardly do that. I mainly vacuum the gravel and rinse filter in tank water once a month.

Hi, if you're referring to the algae/fungus. This thing sticks to just about everything. So the answer is no, it's not supposed to be there and it will not burn.

Actually fish eat it too. But it's too fast for them. It basically spreads within a day and keeps getting worse if not attended

@@vivirSimpleMente yeah I noticed xD

I've heard about the vinegar but never tried it. What worked for me was the water changes, not over feeding, and reducing light. This was done for about 3 to 4 weeks, then slowly increased light and eliminated water changes all together. Now I don't don't do anything except fertilize plants once a week, top off lost water and feed twice a day. I did the 90% water out of desperation, and cleaned filter and let dry in the sun at one point. But what did it ,was just simple water changes and remove by hands as much as possible.

Hey Roland. Thanks for the support my friend. Ja.LI

Hey thanks for the comment. You're right. This is not the driftwood fungus. It is more of a chemical imbalance in the water. Water changes daily, remove what you can with your hands, clean up the filter, and don't overfeed. This will go away in days. Avoid too much plant food too.

@@vivirSimpleMente Ok Thank you that sounds more legit I sure will

I have a single bamboo plant in a glass container. That's it. It sits in my windowsill. And I still get this. I rinse the plant and The Roots put fresh water and it's gone. Still don't know what it's from.

It will defeat the purpose in making the video tho. 😁

Hey thanks for the comment. If it's driftwood algae will go on its on. But if it's this stuff, then water changes every other day at least 20%, and once you see improvement just 2 water changes a week, Remove as much of the stuff as possible by hand and rinse your filter, minimize nutrients and fish food and even the light. This is a process, it took me 3 weeks but it was done. I know it's frustrating but we got this. 💪

Agreed. You can do it.

Hey Linda. Thanks for the comment. It can be pretty bad so just minimize everything, specifically feeding and light. What worked for me is again water changes, 20% every other day and as I saw progress, 3 and 2 times a week. Also picking that stuff with my hands. You want to limit the plants food as well. Your tank will be fine in no time.

Agree.