Bacteria & Cotton Wool

[DiscusDiva]

I have been doing alot of reading on the forums about the green slime/bacteria stuff - i do notice when I water change the tank smells very musty and swamp like, I haven't got lots of slime but I did pull ou of the tank some brown gunge it almost looked like wet hair wrapped around a plughole! i also notice on my plants there is stuff similiar to cobwebs suspended at the top of the tank is this going to be fatal/dangerous to my discus? - what is the best way to get rid of it, should i remove the affected plants? HELP !!!!

PS I removed some old aqua one carbon one filters and thought this might of created the problem??

[OscarBoy]

idk but i get the brown gunge in my filter 2

[tHEcONCH]

Algae won't harm your Discus directly, but it points to less than ideal water parameters. You might need to change the water more often and perhaps increase the amount of circulation in your tank.

[DiscusDiva]

i have added a cannister filter to the standard aqua one its an professional 250 and i am water changing twice a week approx 20% what else can I do, maybe check the filter pipes?

[tHEcONCH]

i have added a cannister filter to the standard aqua one its an professional 250 and i am water changing twice a week approx 20% what else can I do, maybe check the filter pipes?

Yes, check the pipes, or add an airstone or 'powerhead' pump.