What do you all make of this? I am guessing it is bacterial in nature... it is the consistency of snot floating on the top of the tank. The picture looks worse than it is. It is a very thin film. I can scoop it out with a brine shrimp net, but it grows back within a day or so.
The tank is still cycling - no bioload except for a few snails who hitch-hiked in with the plants. Plants appear healthy.
Here is some info that may help figure out the problem:
5gal tank
27W CF 6700K on for 10.5 hrs/day
ADA Aquasoil substrate
AZOO 60 mignon filter (maybe under-powered?)
Ammonia - 1.5 ppm
NitrIte - 0.25 ppm
NitrAte - 5-10 ppm (had been dosing until recently when I learned it wasn't necessary will ammonia was present)
PO4 - 1 ppm
Also dosing K
pH - 6.6
GH - ~16*
KH - ~7*
temp - 74F
CO2 - 30-40 ppm
If it is bacterial, I am thinking I could dose erythromyacin(sp?) without affecting livestock, although it could potentially set the cycle back.
Any ideas?
The tank is still cycling - no bioload except for a few snails who hitch-hiked in with the plants. Plants appear healthy.
Here is some info that may help figure out the problem:
5gal tank
27W CF 6700K on for 10.5 hrs/day
ADA Aquasoil substrate
AZOO 60 mignon filter (maybe under-powered?)
Ammonia - 1.5 ppm
NitrIte - 0.25 ppm
NitrAte - 5-10 ppm (had been dosing until recently when I learned it wasn't necessary will ammonia was present)
PO4 - 1 ppm
Also dosing K
pH - 6.6
GH - ~16*
KH - ~7*
temp - 74F
CO2 - 30-40 ppm
If it is bacterial, I am thinking I could dose erythromyacin(sp?) without affecting livestock, although it could potentially set the cycle back.
Any ideas?