Plecs&Puffers
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Hey everyone,
My tank is currently set up - its been fishless cycling for over a week now, and been adding amonia. Have got a mixture of real & fake plants in the tank - not alot of real plants only low light ones, 6 in total.
My problem is ... We woke up the other day to like brown stains on the sand near the front of the tank - and ever since these things have been growing to like hairy things swaying in the current! they are growing longer by the day!!!
Does anyone think it is a bacteria bloom as the tank is cycling? or have i got a problem & need to start pulling it out & doing water changes rapidly!!...
I have to say aswell - there is quite a strong odour to the water when i lift the lid of the aquarium. not sure if thats anything to do with it either...
Its a 190 litre tank - have been doing amonia readings only currently as we are waiting for it to drop
Ammonia is currently just above 4/5 .. dropping every day.
Any ideas?
My tank did look lovely now im worried!!!!!!!!!!!
Ps...
i have also just noticed some snails scooting around (tiny) eith horn lookin shells, not the rounded type more oval. They are absolutly tiny so must of came on in the fresh plant batch! argh! didnt want snails!!!!! anyhoee figured they may be a good thing, but still would rather they got eaten by a fish!!!
I am hoping the algae will diminish
Ammonia 3ppm
Nitrate 10/20ppm
Nitrite between 2/5ppm
So the Nitrite has started to peek so looks like this could possibly be a bacteria bloom!! it just looks so outragous!! im hoping it goes quickly or il have to do something about it.
If anyone else has any experience of bacteria blooms or hairy algae il be intrested to read your posts, to put my mind at rest!! i was considering at one point to re-do the tank!!
thanks everyone....
Ivecome in from work this evening, and the greeny/browny hairy algae is swaying away still but has grown about 5 inches now, im starting to worry, as it seems to be invading my entire tank. I did initially think this was a bacteria bloom, but im not experiencing any cloudy water... my water did cloud right at the very beginning but it cleared since then, and now this!!!...
Is there any kind of chemical you can use to get rid of this, as its discolouring my sand!!!! and my slate, it looks awful!
Feel downhearted as it's a new tank - have taken us so long to set it up etc, and it looked so nice... now this! nightmare
My tank is currently set up - its been fishless cycling for over a week now, and been adding amonia. Have got a mixture of real & fake plants in the tank - not alot of real plants only low light ones, 6 in total.
My problem is ... We woke up the other day to like brown stains on the sand near the front of the tank - and ever since these things have been growing to like hairy things swaying in the current! they are growing longer by the day!!!
Does anyone think it is a bacteria bloom as the tank is cycling? or have i got a problem & need to start pulling it out & doing water changes rapidly!!...
I have to say aswell - there is quite a strong odour to the water when i lift the lid of the aquarium. not sure if thats anything to do with it either...
Its a 190 litre tank - have been doing amonia readings only currently as we are waiting for it to drop
Ammonia is currently just above 4/5 .. dropping every day.
Any ideas?
My tank did look lovely now im worried!!!!!!!!!!!
Ps...
i have also just noticed some snails scooting around (tiny) eith horn lookin shells, not the rounded type more oval. They are absolutly tiny so must of came on in the fresh plant batch! argh! didnt want snails!!!!! anyhoee figured they may be a good thing, but still would rather they got eaten by a fish!!!
I am hoping the algae will diminish
Ammonia 3ppm
Nitrate 10/20ppm
Nitrite between 2/5ppm
So the Nitrite has started to peek so looks like this could possibly be a bacteria bloom!! it just looks so outragous!! im hoping it goes quickly or il have to do something about it.
If anyone else has any experience of bacteria blooms or hairy algae il be intrested to read your posts, to put my mind at rest!! i was considering at one point to re-do the tank!!
thanks everyone....
Ivecome in from work this evening, and the greeny/browny hairy algae is swaying away still but has grown about 5 inches now, im starting to worry, as it seems to be invading my entire tank. I did initially think this was a bacteria bloom, but im not experiencing any cloudy water... my water did cloud right at the very beginning but it cleared since then, and now this!!!...
Is there any kind of chemical you can use to get rid of this, as its discolouring my sand!!!! and my slate, it looks awful!
Feel downhearted as it's a new tank - have taken us so long to set it up etc, and it looked so nice... now this! nightmare
