Is The Slime On My Glass Algae?

[PaulQ]

I have had my tank running for a week. It is a planted tank getting about 10 hours of light daily. I have 5 plants. There are 6 small fish in the tank too.

The inside of the glass is all slimy. It has a very light shade to it - seems like white but it's faint. Is that a normal thing that is just always present or is that the development of algae?

Thanks!

 

[the biffster]

as this tank been cycled
if it as what are the stats
of the tank please

 

[PaulQ]

as this tank been cycled
if it as what are the stats
of the tank please

It's a 26 gallon tank.

I don't think cycling is complete. Yes, I know I shouldn't have added fish but I was misinformed at a pet store that fish could be included in the process.

I have ordered a "master test kit" and it hasn't arrived. So all I have now are dip sticks. They come up with everything in the "normal" range according to the stick.

Not sure if that's enough for you to diagnose?

Thanks!

 

[the biffster]

as this tank been cycled
if it as what are the stats
of the tank please

It's a 26 gallon tank.

I don't think cycling is complete. Yes, I know I shouldn't have added fish but I was misinformed at a pet store that fish could be included in the process.

I have ordered a "master test kit" and it hasn't arrived. So all I have now are dip sticks. They come up with everything in the "normal" range according to the stick.

Not sure if that's enough for you to diagnose?

Thanks!

not really as test strips are no that
accurate there will be a build up of algae
on the glass this can be cleaned of using
a algae magnet i think soe water changes
might be ib order as well say at least 30%
at the moment till your mater test kit turns up
also cut back on your feeding a bit till we know what is
going on in the tank the tank will go through a cycle
and when it starts with you having fish in there you
will need to do regular water changes i know i have
done it three times a day sometimes

 

[PaulQ]

not really as test strips are no that
accurate there will be a build up of algae
on the glass this can be cleaned of using
a algae magnet i think soe water changes
might be ib order as well say at least 30%
at the moment till your mater test kit turns up
also cut back on your feeding a bit till we know what is
going on in the tank the tank will go through a cycle
and when it starts with you having fish in there you
will need to do regular water changes i know i have
done it three times a day sometimes

Just to be clear --- I should be doing water changes daily until I get the kit?

 

[the biffster]

yeas i would say as you
dont know what is going on
in the tank i am putting
up a link for you tha exsplains
the nitrogen cycle

http/www.fishlore.com/NitrogenCycle.htm

 

[PaulQ]

Thanks Mr. Fishaholic! I'll do some studying!

 

[the biffster]

Thanks Mr. Fishaholic! I'll do some studying!

the names is the biffster

anything i can do to help
if you want to know more
about the nitrogen cycle
oldmand47 is the best man i know
for this

 

[OldMan47]

At a week since you started, there is almost no chance that your tank's filter has cycled. Where that puts you is unable to sample your tank's water and almost certain to be in the middle of a fish-in cycle. The safest way to go, until you can get some measurements to rely on, is to do a 50% water change daily. I know that us a huge responsibility, but it may be a matter of life and death to your fish.
Once you have a proper test kit in hand, your best bet is to attempt to determine how much water you must change daily to maintain ammonia and nitrites at less than 0.25 ppm right before your water change. It could well be as little as 25% or as much as 70% depending on how your stocking levels relate to the tank's volume.
The 50% daily change is simply a first approximation until you have some way to measure how you are doing. In the old days, before we had dependable testing techniques, the 50% daily water change was considered an adequate maintenance practice until a few weeks had gone by. (Yes I am a convert who is using modern techniques after some success using older, proven, methods) It will still work today in most cases, but is less predictable than what you can measure with a good test kit.