Hi all.
I have a 6gal tank with 1 Betta in. I fishless cycled it a little while (2 months) ago but am going through a mini cycle thanks to a long power cut which caused the filter media to dry out while I was out of town. There are lots of fake plants & 3 moss balls.
Fish seems healthy and do lots of water changes to keep levels low while the bacteria reestablish but have had a breakout of what looks like algae.
It brown and looks like dust. See pic below. It is all over everything in the tank & the substrate (sand) but not really on the glass.
Does it sound like a type of algae?
Will it do any harm (other than aesthetically)?
Will it go away on its own?
EDIT; Lighting are stock LEDs that came with it (fluval edge). On a timer for 10hours a day. I know that that might be a little long but with so few live plants I thought it would be ok - I am out at work more than 9 hours each day so wanted to have his tank lit up some of the time that I am there! Tank is not in direct sunlight.
I have a 6gal tank with 1 Betta in. I fishless cycled it a little while (2 months) ago but am going through a mini cycle thanks to a long power cut which caused the filter media to dry out while I was out of town. There are lots of fake plants & 3 moss balls.
Fish seems healthy and do lots of water changes to keep levels low while the bacteria reestablish but have had a breakout of what looks like algae.
It brown and looks like dust. See pic below. It is all over everything in the tank & the substrate (sand) but not really on the glass.
Does it sound like a type of algae?
Will it do any harm (other than aesthetically)?
Will it go away on its own?
EDIT; Lighting are stock LEDs that came with it (fluval edge). On a timer for 10hours a day. I know that that might be a little long but with so few live plants I thought it would be ok - I am out at work more than 9 hours each day so wanted to have his tank lit up some of the time that I am there! Tank is not in direct sunlight.
