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I was afraid of this... Just out of curiousity, what beneficial bacteria will standard tap water contain? Is this the same type of bacteria that would be introduced by a product like Bio-Spira? Is the primary reason for starting over to get rid of the dark brown algae?
There are no fish or plants (besides the brown algae) in this tank. I used the fishless cycling method once before to setup this tank in a previous home. However, I do not know where to begin given the amount of time the tank has been sitting idle.
As for filters, I have three Eheim...
I setup a 150 gallon freshwater tank about 3-4 months ago, but before I had a chance to complete the tank I got distracted and never finished. Now I have a tank that has been running for several months and I am not sure how to proceed.
The tanks current condition does not appear to be that bad...