Originally Posted by jdragunas
yeah, sorry i wasn't on last night, but Cinderella came out, and i HAD to watch it... I'm a big disney fan!!!
Dougie, that's probably red slime algae, aka cyanobacteria. You need to test your tank's phosphate levels. Also, testing is much easier this way: take a cup of your tank water downstairs with you, and do the tests with that. It's so much easier.
Whatever you do, don't dip the test strips directly in the tank.
thanks jenn
i will keep that in mind when planning a test