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Patience is fine. I just don't want to have this be something like an aptisia outbreak, where early action is necessaryWait it out and don't add any more biospiria. Patience is the key.
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Patience is fine. I just don't want to have this be something like an aptisia outbreak, where early action is necessaryWait it out and don't add any more biospiria. Patience is the key.
A clear stable system before I add my coral and fish from my existing tank is the goal. I'm only a couple of weeks into the cycle. I have a few more for certain.You could get a peppermint shrimp to handle that.
Clear water is the goal first right?
we add pure ammoina to kick start the cycle in fishless cycling.not ammonia
+1Wait it out and don't add any more biospiria. Patience is the key.
A pic would b great. You could be correct and its ab normal.A clear stable system before I add my coral and fish from my existing tank is the goal. I'm only a couple of weeks into the cycle. I have a few more for certain.
This cloudiness doesn't seem right. The tank is really cloudy. That's why I ask. I have never seen this type of bacteria before (I have had green algae blooms), and I'm not sure if it has to do with the cycle, or something else. After a few weeks of it, and it seems to be worse, I'm not sure if waiting it the correct option. I will wait if so, but if something else, like UV would be better, I would be willing to try it. Has anyone else had this happen?
we add pure ammoina to kick start the cycle in fishless cycling.
See Dr Tims website.
A pic would b great. You could be correct and its ab normal.
Exactly. My thought is the cycle did not take with the rock you cured separately. So when you put it in the tank with the bottle bacteria, it bloomed.I have always used ammonia in the past, but I can no longer find pure ammonia without sulficants. Hence the shrimp and scallops.
Hard to say. Ive seen worse tanks with a bacterial bloom. IMO, you could let it ride because theres nothing in it. You actually want a large bacterial population.
There is a powerhead on the other end of the 5' tank you can't see.
strong magnets.Can i ask, how do these vortex attach to the tank? Do you need to cut a hole in it?
I don't think I understand. if the rock didn't have much on it, the shrimp produced ammonia. I had the shrimp in for about a week before I added the biospria. This type of bacteria (from what I read of Randy's articles) is not the nitrate producing one, but instead one that feeds on organics.Exactly. My thought is the cycle did not take with the rock you cured separately. So when you put it in the tank with the bottle bacteria, it bloomed.
yes thats odd.Nor am I sure why I have decaying matter but no nitrates.
are you sure? also where was the bucket, was there a powerhead in it?rock didn't have much on it,
yes thats odd.
are you sure? also where was the bucket, was there a powerhead in it?
Take the dead shrimp out. You probably have a bacterial bloom. Since you don't have any nitrates and have added denitrifying bacteria you probably are cycled, and the rooting shrimp is causing a bacterial bloom
Did you use vinegar to clean the tank or the equipment for the tank before you filled it?
This looks exactly like what happens when someone overdoses Vodka into their tanks. Cloudy bacteria bloom along with low to no No3 and PO4. From your picture it looks like you have another salt water tank in the background which makes it unlikely that you have an airborne contaminant. I'm guessing you haven't intentionally added a carbon source like Vodka to your tank.
Any kids in the house?
You aren't making this easy!I examined all the rocks very closely several times. There could be a small sponge left in a piece of pukuni I couldn't see, since I know it didn't all cook out, but overall the rocks are quite clean. There could be something in them, but I'm sure the shrimp would have much more of an effect than anything in the rocks.
I agree and am taking it out this morning. It seems that the only thing available to fuels a bloom like this is the decaying matter.
No, I used water where I could. The only exception was one powerhead I moved in yesterday. It got a full disassembly and soaking, along with a good rinse. I have 4 other tanks. The cause may be airborn, but this tank has something fueling it.
nope. I caused whatever this is