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JeffinMS wrote:
... I had an aqua-clear
40 gpm which then motor died in, then I replaced that with an aqua-tech
20-40 from wal-mart and that stopped pumping so instead of one of the big
stores I went to my LFS and she sold me a Cascade 150 (35 gph). COuld
this
have anything to do with it?

This could certainly be the cause, Jeff. When the faulty pump (filter)
was replaced did the filter media (sponge) get changed out too? If so,
then the tank had a decreased ability to manage fish waste and the
ammonia built up to toxic conditions, if only temporarilly. That could
cause any of the normal fish diseases to show up as the fish were in a
weakened stressed condition.

steve


The aqua-tech stopped pumping to what it should have been for about a week
before I replaced it. The water became a little murky and clearly it was
time to replace the filter, which I did with the cascade. When I went from
the aqua-clear to the aqua-tech I used the same media until everything was
normal. When I went from the aqua-tech to the cascade, I didnt use the same
media but replaced it with new, the water is no longer murky, its crystal
clear, but I am guessing this is what your talking about with the decreased
ability to manage fish waste. So what could this white marks on the side of
the black molly be and what can I do about it?

TIA
J