Mystery Green Goo in my Planted Tanks! - Fish Room Update Ep. 140
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Cory is renovating his "offish" or fish office by downsizing to 10-11 tanks. There's a desk in place, a couch for visitors and naps, and a new wall of Aquarium Co-Op products in the background... unfortunately, there's also a mysterious neon green goo that is taking over his wall of 40-gallon aquariums!
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*Any idea what the green contaminant is and how to get rid of it?* If you don't remember what Cory's fish room looked like before with 36 aquariums, here's the full tour: th-cam.com/video/qNYYdeorstI/w-d-xo.html
It is a sponge. It's a freshwater sponge, _Spongilla_ sp. They're sponges, so they're animals. They're green because they form a symbiosis with algae. Whatever you do, don't tear them apart, every single piece will grow into new sponges. If you want it gone, get rid of the water too and probably the plants and hardscape. Again, every tiny microscopic piece will become a new sponge. And they produce gemmules, which are like spores, able to survive pretty much anything.
Your green goo looks a lot like early form of Spongilla lacustris, or possibly other Spongilla sp., a genus of freshwater sponges.
Does it *feel* gooey like algae, or is it more rough to the touch? If you remove it from the tank and allow it to dry, does it feel like rough glass glued together?
The green goo looked kind of cool
Spongilla is certainly possible. It has a particularly awful odor so it should be pretty easy to confirm. Turning up the heat should also work as a control measure since it requires a pretty high disolved oxygen content.
When I first setup my 20L w plants, those died, then I got more n well as of today the only thing alive is 1 leaf of annubius!😅 alot of things happen in 2mths! But when I had to move I disassembled everything n saw this goopy green slime in my HOB still dunno if it was beneficial or not or just idk 🤷♀️ aliens? 😂 but I am so allergic to chlorine/bleach! Haven't been in a chlorine pool in 20yrs cuz I was having breathing problems n rashes on arms legs chest smh, if only the medic my dad took me to 34yrs ago knew it was an allergic reaction, I probably wouldn't have kept going into the base's outdoor pool!😅 those following yrs I put 2 n 2 together cuz I used to clean plastic cutting boards w bleach at work! Anywho, of I use bleach on whites, I use small amts n I wash clothes a 2nd time without it. N yes, my closet is full of dark clothes! 😂 I'm hoping I won't have to use bleach on everything 😮 sorry for rambling 😅
I suspect that green stuff is Spongilla lacustris, it's a freshwater sponge that has a symbiotic relationship with algae and generally feeds on tiny organic waste particles.
I would like to make an odd suggestion. 30 years ago my girlfriend and I made a community tank with iridescent fish only ( mostly Tetras ) the thing that made it unique was the across the the room spotlight ( angled, difficult ) that reflected the iridescence on the fish. Even Black Neon's have a really awesome look with a spotlight. We also used regular lighting ( warm florescent's back in the day ) It was a 55g with black background and brown only smallish pea gravel. I would use a 70g today. Creating the light angle without glare and reflection is the hardest part, but with patience is obtainable. Today there's so many more fish that could be inside an iridescent only tank like Laser Cory's that we didn't have back then. Ours wasn't a dark water tank but that can help with the effect. If anyone could pull it off, you could. I suggest several school's of about 25 fish, all iridescent.
This sounds really cool and unique ! I don’t have the set up for it , but what a great idea
*You and Dean put in hundreds of work hours into the first iteration of the Fish room - Did Dean react to your change of direction?*
I've been following u for 6 plus yrs now. I don't think I've seen someone say they are going to down size to enjoy the hobby as much as u. I had a fishroom of 32 tanks and most people want more tanks to keep a variety of fish. Only reason to down size is either money, health or time.. I think Cory doesn't know what he wants to do and why he's always changing his mind. I will say a yr from now he will add more tanks and change his mind again😊
I dunno, I've got a fish room myself, and am in the process of downsizing myself, going from lots of small tanks to a couple larger combined ones.
I just didn't have time to keep up with the work over lots of tanks.
@@Wintersdark actually i'm sort of in that spot myself.... i wanted to keep more fish but all the separate little tanks is driving me nuts. would be much easier to do water testing on LESS tanks, for instance. and then the water params won't fluctuate as much either. lots of the fish i keep would probably be fine together. (not including bettas).
i'm setting up my 1st 40 gal. all i have currently is 10, 5, 2.5/3. (small tanks fine for shrimp, and you can kind of ignore them. that's sort of the plan.)
@@lurklingX Yeah. I saved some trouble by having all my small tanks supplied by a sump, so just one central location to test parameters and do water changes, but even then it's still a bunch of tanks to fiddle with, each with its own problems, and I only have one set of eyes. I was
Visiting each tank daily, but I prefer to sit and watch one tank for longer. The maintenance time just gets out of hand.
When your hobby becomes stressful or you find yourself avoiding the work to maintain your hobby, it’s not fun anymore. .. you don’t have to be dying or poor to decide to downsize 😅. For Corey, it’s his job and his hobby, so having a smaller setup at home is probably much more enjoyable and relaxing 😅
Love and appreciate your honesty in your videos. Lots of people see huge fish rooms and want to replicate that when it isn’t needed.
I'm in Western NC. Last year I had the same (or a very similar) weird green goo in a 10 gallon tank (fortunately it never got into the larger tanks). It was almost like a sponge. I've had tanks for more than 50 years and never had that goo before nor could I find any pictures of it online. I could scrape it off leaves with my fingernail and it came off broadleaves in one piece in the exact shape of the leaves. It didn't hold much form on more narrowleaved plants (like bolbitus) when removing it. It didn't seem to do harm other than blocking light from the leaves. The spongey goo was kind of cool but it was slowly spreading and taking over the tank. I never identified a source or addition to the tank to figure out where it came from; it was an established tank with no addition in the months prior to the goo appearing. I gave it about 6 months before trying to deal with it because I wanted to see what it was. I did a tank reset but decided to try to save the plants. I didn't disinfect anything but washed all the hardscape and did a 90% water change (didn't mess with the substrate). I hand rinsed each plant and hit each one individually with the kitchen sink sprayer (I have well water). If a leaf looked poorly I either cut the plant back or cut off the leaf. Reset everything and gave it a week before adding some additional fish and neocaridina shrimp. Goo is gone and has never returned. Shrimp are thriving. Fish are happy. Plants look great. I can't say I know what part of the cleaning or adding shrimp did the trick.
might be this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spongilla_lacustris (freshwater sponge)
wasn't it only like a yr ago you finally finished this room? what was the trigger to down sizing?
I've always fought the urge (and yall know how hard it is!) to have many tanks and the most I've ever had at one time has been two! It is not easy! 49 yrs in the hobby.
Do you feel the need to keep changing your tanks for the sake of creating new content? I would be curious to see a video on your longest standing tank.
Excited to see the new 800 gallon!!
Big chunky shubunkins would be beautiful to see
It's wild how as soon as you have one thing set up, it's time to tear it down and go another direction 😂 but it does make sense and maybe this time it'll last a while.
HE just did a make over of the space. It makes no sense to me. So many changes so many times.
It makes absolute no sense.
What are the tall straight plants in the main fish tank behind the desk??? Valisneria? It looks so good.
That weird green stuff is what you get when you let a mad scientist into your fish room. That guy was weird 😵💫 😂😉
Sorry to hear about Ladybird. She was so beautiful xx
Mr. Cory you the one got me buying fish you and Mr. Dean, thanks
Have you considered turning off your lights and just using the skylights/ambient light?
Maybe try some dangler/dangling blackout curtains around the skylights. something else is, maybe you need to quarantine the fish when moving from those tanks to make sure they don't poop out the green stuff into the new aquarium.
wow, its been awhile since i visited and glad i'm back. love your new plans. I was still thinking you had all those large crate tanks down the middle of the floor. This looks like you are moving to something serene and enjoyable.
I always learn so much from you. Plus, your content is often very inspirational! Thank you.
4:17 this is great. i hope you capture some of the changing over, breaking down, moving fish, and re-setup. i find it interesting to see the process of transforming what you have to something different. partly because i know i can get stuck on "but i like it..." vs maybe something more manageable or less tanks, etc etc. takes some of the OOF off of it and lets you see someone approach it.
love that you're doing an update like this. the planning, the reasons, the solutions, the problem solving. it's all really interesting. and it's like... streamlining stuff to work better for your use and your life. and that process i think is just helpful for people in general.
also, thought you were gonna say lil puffers in the snail tank lol. :D
i'd love for you to do more puffer coverage, vids, or even porcupine fish. i realized yesterday that the thing i saw in a store as a kid that i was so stoked by and how smart the lil' guy was and how personable (actually wasn't too small. bigger than a softball) WASN'T actually a puffer! it was a porcupine fish. cute as hell, those guys.
Some of the best products I've ever invested in. Tubifex worm cubes are a hilarious and nutritional way to feed your fish. Thanks for doing what you do Cory
It's funny you say about the trumpet snails surviving the bleach. I shut down my tanks for about a year with no water just the sand left. I refilled one of them and noticed after a couple of days some of the trumpet snails had somehow survived. I had no idea they could live through so much.
It feels like only yesterday i was watching you build this into the “Urban Fish Farm” owning a fish room myself i can fully understand scaling down a bit to appreciate your few tanks more. Thank you for another vid
Im pretty sure that bright green goo is freshwater sponges! That’s super cool!
3:27 love the bubbles coming off the plants!
Love this Cory I’ve also shut down two tanks myself due to being so busy… down to only six tanks and thinking about shutting down another one
could always try window tint on the skylights to cut down on % thats coming in
Great job Cory! Glad you will be able to enjoy your tanks more. I have my aquarium near my tv because I enjoy my fish more than the tv mostly. Thanks!
Why not let a musk turtle into the tank full of snails and let him enjoy himself for an hour or so, then rotate a different musk turtle in? They'll eat snails non-stop!
i know you have said you don't like big fish, but it might be time you get back to it cory. I'd put about 5 viejas on the 800, along with a bunch of red hook myleus. That'd be amazing.
I was running a 55, 75 and 29 and had a horrible blackbeard problem wit the 29 that kept coming back. Finally just shut the tank down. Moved all the fish to the community 55. Has made my maintenance days much easier
You could put the 800 gallon where the 125 is behind your desk, it would take up more space on that wall and be a great backdrop for videos!
If I may suggest,
The 800 on the 70%wall but slide down yo the corner and come out of the corner with other narrower tanks ...
More better. Fung swhay. Lol
Your fish room is bigger than my entire home. I have room for a 75 gallon and a 14 gallon aquarium. No more. I would gladly get rid of the tv and stand and put a couple tanks in that space but for some reason hubby doesn’t see it my way.
Yes, Congo tetras with black background and low light
So you probably already know this . For background for a tank spray it black on the outside rear. Then what I like to do is stand flat Shell Rock upwards in the backside of the tank. It gives a texture and you're able to move it if you need to. Bonus it is flat sided and has a different color pop.
Hey Cory!😊 Thanks for the information about your products here in Canada. The prices are ridiculously good! I'll be placing an order soon! Okay, that weird sponge growth is pretty cool looking I have to say... Have you considered taking some to the lab to have it analyzed for what nutrients might have allowed it to grow? You may have discovered something brand new! That would be so cool... Btw, I am Boo. Yogi is my husband, therefore - Yogi's Boo. We're older and don't know any more recent characters that would work ...lol😂 Your content is great, and I really enjoy learning from you guys! (Loved the brine shrimp vid!). Take care.. Boo
Maybe try window tint for the sky lights? They have lower % for cars so maybe a not so dark tint on ur glass could cut down alge and still give u summer light. Fall/winter you could peal the tint off if u wanted the light
Glad to jere you are putting clown loaches back in the 800. I remember you saying that was what you wanted to do with it to begin with. And then you bought those large ones that always wanted to hide
That goo seems like an Algae..maybe came from that pond or just in the air spores.
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An offish is always awesome.
I have a tank next to both of my desks and I absolutely love it, especially my basement work space where there's no window to look out. The tank makes working so much more enjoyable! Are all the tanks in here for personal enjoyment or showcase, both...?
could you do a sort of quarantine tank for the plants to see if the green mystery plant grows back if they're cleaned and moved?
Yes finally got to be on time this time. Love the video Cory keep up the amazing work just go back to the old hobbies way.
Some puffers would gladly attack those snails too!
Mold growth *might* be linked to high phosphate levels according to some. Otherwise it relates back to generally fouled items and cross contamination.
*what do you think about the gradient lighted backgrounds versus the backgrounds inserted in the tank collecting algae - a time saver?*
Hey, what happened to your Easy Carbon? It's not available on the website and I'm going to be needing some more soon...
We have not discontinued Easy Carbon, however we are currently in the process of filing some required paperwork for this product. Until the paperwork is completed and accepted, we are not selling it on the website. This is not a permanent change, however we do not have an ETA for when it will return at this time. ~Candi
@@candioverhuls1003 Thanks for the info!
Is there a video where you talk about he substrate in the 150G Val tank? Wanting to set up something similar in a 75G
Hey Cory, just wondering if you consider yourself a person who makes large decisions kinda on a whim? I dont mean this as a dig, because i am this type of person. It just seems like you just did all of this work toset up the fish room and now you are undoing it all.
Is this something you struggle with as i do?
You might consider RR for that green sponge.
Would love to know if your “$50 tetras” are Alestopetersius brichardi? I have 6 in quarantine to add in with my Congo Tetras. If so, any pointers on keeping them? Not finding much info on the web :)
Just a suggestion: I would suggest you setup three long term tanks using different technologies- based on the most popular TH-camrs out there. I'm thinking the deep substrate guy, the plenum guy, the dirted tank guy - maybe with guppies (different varieties) in each! .
Would you install a 3D aquarium background with a brand new tank ?
Do you have regrets with the 3D aquarium backgrounds ?
I hear 3D aquarium background is hard to install and very hard to remove and they are harder to clean than glass background.
Please do a video on 3D aquarium background the pros and cons.
How much bleach do you use to clean them?
I love Easy Green, unfortunately I go through the bottle so slowly (I have just one tank, and it isn't big) that the pump has just totally gunked up and doesn't work anymore. I'd love it with a dosing pipette instead of the pump it seems that would hold up better.
No worries, this has happened to me before too and the fix is easy! You can run the pump head under warm water until the blockage of fertilizer salt melts away. To prevent this buildup from happening, each time I use Easy Green is to wipe the pump head or dip it into the tank water afterwards. Hope that helps! ~Irene
All, or, I mean any, of the pieces of the ezflos are not interchangeable.
Had to buy 6 different sets to accommodate my 29 gal. fish tank.
We forget how powerful the sun is with all our artificial lighting don’t we? I have a ten gallon next to a window , NOT in front of it. It only gets morning sun but that’s enough . I’ve torn the tank down twice to get rid of the algae , but it just comes back . So, now I’m going to have to move furniture to get it away from the window . Argh!!
As for your tinkering habits …I think your product development is going to be a big part of your legacy to this hobby . Obviously, you’ve influenced a lot of people to get into the hobby having success etc . But, the improvements you’ve made to products will live on .
The fish room is looking great.
Has Dean ever seen or of such green stuff? Maybe you brought it from one of your trips
about to be buying some plants from yall, do yall sell fish also ?
Well, we sell fish in our retail store at Edmonds, WA, but no, we don't ship live fish or sell them online. Thanks for your future plant order and hope you enjoy them! ~Irene
Get a cot to put under the tanks and use the panels to hide yourself.
I thought with lots of water changes and lots of plants you wouldn't get the problems with algea
Fun! I love this stuff
800gal right in the middle of the room would be perfect.
I’m a Central American cichlid guy so no plants for the majority of my fish room but that green stuff looks like someone sprayed silly string all over the plants.
More Betta Art!
Why not tint your skylights...?
Fish room looks so empty compared to when it first started. But I totally understand. It becomes a second job taking care of them
does easy green have expiration date?
Officially, the shelf life of Easy Green is 2 years. Unofficially, as long as Easy Green is stored as directed, out of direct light, the shelf life is years. ~Candi
Lower the water in your snail tank, add carbon dioxide and seal the tank?
at 12:32, what is that guy a yoyo?
It's an ellipsifer eel (aka Mastacembelus ellipsifer or Tanganyikan spiny eel). :) ~Irene
Maybe it's that Easy Green?
Bro you can't take my term of the offish
Looks like slime mold to me. Not a usual thing for an aquarium.
Obviously i didn't read other responses first.... 😏