General Care Discussion :: Rust....?

Taking care of your turtle's overall health.

Post Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 2:30 am   Rust....?

Having a strange issue in my tank as of late.

Seems a lot of the things in my tank, heater, underwater plastic log, plants, and the corners of my tank have what looks like "rust" on it - especially the corners of the tank.

Did a quick search on here for rust and someone said its a harmless type of algae that grows in dark parts of the tank - The kicker is I have no dark parts in my tank except for when the lights are off really - and its growing on everything...even if it is just a small thin hardly noticeable layer in some parts.
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Post Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 3:28 am   

It could be bacteria, how often do you clean your tank? And do you feed your turtle in-tank?
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