White algae on my tank? don't know what this is...

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raulgocubs
 
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White algae on my tank? don't know what this is...

by raulgocubs

So my tank is about 2 months old, everything is running smoothly so far BUT... there is this white stuff on the glass of my tank. Every time I clean it, it builds up every week or sometimes even less than that. I can't really describe what it looks like but it just makes my tank look dirty if that makes sense? idk what it is. It's like a white film or like white dirt on the glass. How can I get rid of this? I'm tired of cleaning it every week.


tekneb
 
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by tekneb

Its not algae, it's mineral buildup left behind as water evaporates. It happens to literally every fish tank in the world, and to my knowledge there's nothing you can do about it except scrub it off.

White algae on my tank? don't know what this is...

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