Never had fish before. I am hoping to start a brackish tank for a red claw crab. I have a 10 gallon that has been cycling for 5 weeks now.
I use water conditioner, added Quick Start and a piece of filter from an active tank.
I have rocks, a filter, and three hide decors. No live plants or anything like that.
The nitrates and nitrites have been high and spiked last time I checked 3 days ago. The ph was off but i corrected it with some of those ph granules that makes the ph go to neutral 7.
I added some instant ocean too but I haven't checked the salinity yet because I have been waiting on the nitrates and nitites.
There is movement in the top of the tank so the water is flowing. However, there are white flakes or plagues swirling around and there is white slime stuff on the rocks and on the corners. There are no fish or food or anything inside. How could I have slime? If I clean it I'm back to square one with the bacteria.
I use water conditioner, added Quick Start and a piece of filter from an active tank.
I have rocks, a filter, and three hide decors. No live plants or anything like that.
The nitrates and nitrites have been high and spiked last time I checked 3 days ago. The ph was off but i corrected it with some of those ph granules that makes the ph go to neutral 7.
I added some instant ocean too but I haven't checked the salinity yet because I have been waiting on the nitrates and nitites.
There is movement in the top of the tank so the water is flowing. However, there are white flakes or plagues swirling around and there is white slime stuff on the rocks and on the corners. There are no fish or food or anything inside. How could I have slime? If I clean it I'm back to square one with the bacteria.