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Message: [QUOTE="Marck, post: 217872, member: 15114"] Greetings, welcome to the Forums These organisms are often just described as 'white slime' or 'white aquarium fungus', and they are usually considered to be harmless saprophytes surviving on dead or dying organic matter. It is possible that most of these white translucent films are not in the Kingdom Fungi, but a type of Water Mold (Oomycota) in the Kingdom Heterokonta, known as Cotton Molds ([I]Saprolegnia[/I] and relatives). Of course, there is likely be a diverse array of different white aquatic films, and perhaps some of them are pathogenic. All the same, don't worry unnecessarily, unless you actually see the plant roots decomposing. If the film becomes particularly thick or unsightly you may be able to wipe some of it off with a towel or brush. [/QUOTE]