Hi there
I've been fishless cycling my tank for about a week and a half (after finally tracking down some ammonia), and i've kick started it with some media from another tank. Ammonia looks to be dropping to 0 in about 12hrs, and nitrite is starting to drop to a readable level after 24 hrs. A few days after i started cycling the tank some small white specs appeared, which flow around the tank in the water movement produced by the filter. The water is clear except for these specs. I thought at first they were tiny air bubbles (there are millions of them, less than 1mm) but on closer inspection i'm sure they aren't. The only thing i think they could be are snail eggs, the live plants we put in had some hitch hikers that i think are trumpet snails. I have no idea if that is what they are, just a guess really, but more snails keep appearing. So, does anyone have any ideas what it could be, and also if the snails are alright in my tank.
Thanks
Trina
I've been fishless cycling my tank for about a week and a half (after finally tracking down some ammonia), and i've kick started it with some media from another tank. Ammonia looks to be dropping to 0 in about 12hrs, and nitrite is starting to drop to a readable level after 24 hrs. A few days after i started cycling the tank some small white specs appeared, which flow around the tank in the water movement produced by the filter. The water is clear except for these specs. I thought at first they were tiny air bubbles (there are millions of them, less than 1mm) but on closer inspection i'm sure they aren't. The only thing i think they could be are snail eggs, the live plants we put in had some hitch hikers that i think are trumpet snails. I have no idea if that is what they are, just a guess really, but more snails keep appearing. So, does anyone have any ideas what it could be, and also if the snails are alright in my tank.
Thanks
Trina