Shelly
07-30-2006, 08:04 AM
I'm starting a new aquarium. I lost the last one which I had for years and all my fish :( because it cracked. I've mourned and sulked and now I'm ready to begin again.
I was getting a whitish/clearish deposit - not chalky looking. It looked like a mineral or sorta rock salty. It was on everything that wasn't wet.. the lid, the top, it even began to form on the outer part of the aquarium lid. My fish were fine - all happy little guys. But, the white stuff was so terribly ugly. I'd like to know how to prevent it from forming in my new aquarium.
I used/will use a bio wheel, an underground filter, and distilled water. (I read in another post that distilled water is bad because it lacks minerals so I won't do that this time.)
Can someone tell me what the deposit was and how to prevent it?
I was getting a whitish/clearish deposit - not chalky looking. It looked like a mineral or sorta rock salty. It was on everything that wasn't wet.. the lid, the top, it even began to form on the outer part of the aquarium lid. My fish were fine - all happy little guys. But, the white stuff was so terribly ugly. I'd like to know how to prevent it from forming in my new aquarium.
I used/will use a bio wheel, an underground filter, and distilled water. (I read in another post that distilled water is bad because it lacks minerals so I won't do that this time.)
Can someone tell me what the deposit was and how to prevent it?