How to fix mysterious white floating flakes in fish tank:
When I was feeding my fish, I
noticed weird white flakes in the tank. I had no idea where did it come from
because I had not seen such a thing before. I did a net research to have a
better idea about this problem & how to fix it. I searched for white flakes
like particles floating in my aquarium & found that many fish keepers had
the same problem. Some of the aquarists thought it could be some sort of
bacterial infection while others supposed that it could be fungus.
Have a look at white floating flakes in my aquarium & how I fixed it in video below:
Rotten diet used for cycling aquarium:
If you have cycled your aquarium
using fish diet then it could be the cause of producing ammonia for cycling the
aquarium & rotten diet could be the reason behind this fungus growth. It
could be the by-product of cycling aquarium using rotten fish food. The
solution they provided was to wash the filter media, vacuum clean the gravel,
clean the tank decoration & pump, & a water change of 90 percent is
required if no fish are living in your aquarium.
Debris:
White flake particles seem like
debris which could have entered aquarium through multiple ways for example
using water & gravels from another aquarium for fast cycling of the
aquarium. The best solution is to vacuum clean your tank gravel & use fine
foam for trapping all the little particles & debris, & change lots of
water.
Calcium Buildup:
White flake particles seem very
similar to calcium that builds up due to hard water, & attaches itself to
aquarium glass, objects or other surfaces. However, this was not the issue but
I did not know it initially. I changed 50 percent aquarium water & cleaned
my filter because this white flake was floating everywhere in the tank. The
next week, I faced the same issue & changed water again but it did not
solve my problem.
How I actually fixed my weird white flakes problem:
I ordered a sponge filter &
was waiting for its delivery. In between, I built a homemade sponge filter using
a plastic bottle, a piece of hose & foam, & used it for one week. When
I received the package, I removed the sponge filter but I saw weird white
flakes in the aquarium. When I paid attention, I discovered that the problem was
with the hose. I used the same hose as an outtake of top sump filter. After
sliding my finger over the hose of top sump filter, I discovered that the white
flakes were coming off the hose. Bacterial infection, fungus or calcium were
not the problems but the issue was with the plastic hose.
After discovering the real cause
of mysterious white flakes, I got really excited. I replaced the hose, changed 50 percent more water
& washed my filter to remove the leftover white flakes.
I hope that the above-mentioned
solutions would fix your problem of white flakes. Always check your plumbing
& change them regularly as low-quality plastic stuff could get really dangerous.
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