Fluffy stuff on diffuser

[MosFat]

Hi,

What causes white fluffy stuff to grow on the diffuser? Could it be the baking powder that I added to the tank?



Thanks.

[juggler]

Is the diffuser connected to some DIY CO2?

[SpuD]

Looks like mould to me...
just disconnect the diffuser and clean off the stuff.

[MosFat]

Yes, it was hooked up to a DIY CO2 setup when the white fluff appeared. Although I have been using CO2 for more than a month, this is the first time that I noticed such mould on the diffuser.

I have cleaned the diffuser, and it looks okay so far. May I know what is the cause of such mould, so that I can prevent it in the future?

[leafhorn]

I had this before with my flipper with DIY CO2. After I rescaped the tank, dunno why it disappeared, which I am glad.

One of those mysteries.

[code]

Bubble your CO2 into another bottle of tap water (much like a big bubble counter), this will reduce the amount of fungi present at the CO2 output in your tank.

[tawauboy]

to prevent the white fluffy stuff from getting into you tank, run your co2 output through a bubble counter before going into your diffuser.

[laser1639]

Alternatively, you can put in some SAEs. Had the problem before on my DIY CO2 and after putting in 2 SAEs, haven't seen the white stuff again....

[dAwNdAwN]

the white stuff u posted seems to be the white cottony stuff theya re always talking about. I used to do DIY CO2 and stopped recently after upgraded to canister.

What you can do is like what they told u. Connect a bubble counter between the CO2 mixture container and the tank. Also, someone told me that adding baking soda/bicarbonate of soda to slow down CO2 production will also caused the white stuff, which I find quite true. Cos after I stopped using baking soda, the white stuff doesn't appear anymore.