ATL Jack
New Member
Can anyone please tell me what these brown clusters on the substrate are? Against everyone's strong recommendation, I caved to my sons desire to get fish in his aquarium and decided to use Tetra Safestart for a fish in cycle. There are 6 neon tetras in the tank and appear healthy. The brown clusters appeared out of nowhere in a very short period of time (less than a couple hours). I am getting the following test results:
PH: 7.2
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: ~0 ppm
Nitrate: ~5 ppm
I dont want to vacuum it up because TSS advises against a water change. But, I do have 5 gallons of water set aside that I already treated with Prime in case I do need to add water before the tan is cycled. Should I vacuum it up, add my conditioned water, and add more TSS?
PH: 7.2
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: ~0 ppm
Nitrate: ~5 ppm
I dont want to vacuum it up because TSS advises against a water change. But, I do have 5 gallons of water set aside that I already treated with Prime in case I do need to add water before the tan is cycled. Should I vacuum it up, add my conditioned water, and add more TSS?