jlbfish said:Thanks Jon! They are very interesting under a microscope. LOL Ok if they aren't a harm we will test it. If it ate through the 4 ppm of ammonia I think I will clean it out to drop the Nitrates like you said and then add the fish I have ready to go in. That way I can prep my 28 (maybe) to be a QT tank. We shall see. I will test later.
librarygirl said:The white worms are probaly planaria, harmless but can populate quickly. Personally with the tank being so new and not established yet I wouldn't resort to chemicals to treat just in case it affects the bacteria. Once the amount of ammonia goes down they should start to disappear. You can also vacuum them out during water changes.
jlk said:I have to agree with Librarygirl here- I would skip the meds unless theres an absolute need for them. Water changes & grav vacs should be sufficient without having to expose fish to unnecessary meds.
jondamon said:My cycle took 22 days to complete, about a week after the treatment. I had to do 2x90% PWC's at the end of the cycle to bring the nitrates down. Tank is home to Bolivian Rams, Penguin Tetras, Zebra Danios and CAE. All seem fine and dandy with their home.
Jon
jlbfish said:They are gross for sure kind of cool to watch swim. Lol.
How do you like your Bolivian Rams?