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I have figured it out!! Since siphoning some water out didn't help at all, I decided to just take that one rock out on Saturday. After letting it dry out I noticed the same stringy stuff sticking off of it (a lot of it). Needless to say I didn't put it back in and my water is now crystal clear...

The only chemicals I have added was the Tetra Safe Start, and dechlorinator when I filled the tank.

Ok I think I will go ahead and do it then. I'm thinking I will use a new toothbrush to help get it out of the nooks. Do you think using a siphon will slow down my bio build up (tetra safe start)? However there is quite a bit of stuff on the surface of the water. Hmm Thank you! Once the water...

Shadowraven, I was going to go ahead and brush it off today. Do you think I should just wait it out and see of it clears up on it's own? Here is a mini breakdown of thisweek's happenings: Mon- added water Tue- saw white stuff, added tetra safe start (as per my tank plan) Wed- cloudy water...

I'm only going to add ammonia if I do a fishless cycle.

My tank is cloudy, but the stringy white stuff is still there. Thankfully it has not grown on anything else. Tomorrow I think I'm going to try to brush off as much as I can and hopefully it will filter out and the water will clear up.

Agreed.

Whew that's above my head.

I'm in Houston, and the water here is TERRIBLE!

I'm definitely thinking about doing it without fish. I just hope whatever this white crud is will go away soon.

Yes I plan to do partial water changes daily if I add the two fish. But on the other hand I have read about fishless cycling and am considering it as well. Thank you for the article, very helpful.

Ok I just realized that what I said was dumb. LOL. I'm not waiting for anything to level out, (I confuse this tank with my other one, which I am currently working to get the ammonia to level out). I'm waiting to see what happens with this white stuff. Please pardon my brain fart. It's been a...

Yes I looked at it, but I plan to add fish soon.

No, I'm not adding ammonia. The water in my area has ammonia (the municipality dist. has been jacking with the water lately).

Hi, sorry it has taken me so long to reply. Thanks for you input! As of today I noticed that the water is cloudy, but the stuff has not grown/expanded at all...so I was happy about that. Fort, no I don't have any driftwood, and I plan on adding fish once the ammonia and nitrite levels out. Am I...

Hi, sorry it has taken me so long to reply. Thanks for you input! As of today I noticed that the water is cloudy, but the stuff has not grown/expanded at all...so I was happy about that. Fort, no I don't have any driftwood, and I plan on adding fish once the ammonia and nitrite levels out. Am I...

I will give it some time and see if it goes away on it's own before I use any chemicals, but either way I will let you know.

Will Algaefix affect the tank cycling? Thanks again! I will keep an eye on it and update. :)

No problem, thank you so much for your help! No fish yet. I can wait but I hope it doesn't take too long or grow to extreme measures.

No, however today I added Tetra Safe Start (planned to use this, so not in reaction to this growth) which obviously clouded the water a bit, but the 'stuff' was already there.

Bacterial bloom...sounds good.? It breaks away easily and floats away. Please ask away! Also noticed it is only on ornaments and fake plants, not gravel or filter tube (yet anyways) if that helps.

Yes! Insanely fast (water was just added yesterday), and I also added two new fake plants just today and I can see that it has already begun to spread onto them. Mind you it is not entirely covering the surfaces (yet).

Does hair algae have a white coloring? This stuff is slimy, stringy and white/grey. As far as natural light my blinds are typically always closed and the tank is across the room from them. I keep the light on in the tank for 8-10 hours/day. The light is a 30 watt flourescent if that matters.

As of right now the strands are short but rapidly moving to other objects. I have another pic, but the quality is still not great.

Ok I just set up a 50g tank; new gravel, decor, filter etc. Put the water in yesterday and conditioned it. Today I notice all of this stringy white stuff growing on the fake plants and ornaments. Any thoughts on what it might be? I took pics with my iPhone as my camera is broken. pH 7.6 ammonia...