weird floaties in the tank after starting filter

[BadKarma99-4spd]

today i purchased an aquaclear 300 filter to work alongside my eheim which is already up and running. i soaked the filter foam in tank water several times them put it in but left out the carbon. several hours later (now) i have what appear to be dozens of paper thin pieces of plastic(like from a grocery bag). when i fish one out of the tank i can hardly see it on my hand and they come apart very easily.

anyone have any idea what this stuff is?

i have no fish as i am currently fishless cycling. after turning up the speed of the filter it seems to be removing a fair amount of the "stuff".

on a side note should i use the carbon? if not what can i put in its place as i have that empty space?

thanks for any help in advance

 

[st.cichlid]

yes duh



You have been asked to stop spamming the forum already but i will say a again, if you dont have anything constructive to say please stop posting rubbish in other peoples posts

CFC

 

[freshwatergal]

The only time that carbon is really useful is too clear up a little bit of cloudy water, and too take meds out. I dont think it is needed for a fishless cycle.

HTH & Good Luck
Tiffany


St.cichlid...there was no need for a post like that. Duh? You know how many times people have probably wanted to say that to you but didn't? That was uncalled for!

 

[BadKarma99-4spd]

st.cichlid: yes duh what?

anyone have any idea what this stuff is? yes duh

on a side note should i use the carbon? yes duh

OR

if not what can i put in its place as i have
that empty space? yes duh

please form coherent sentences, as i dont understand what you are refering to.

thank you freshwatergal

 

[Adrinal]

white stuff... packing material scraps... plastic cutting leftoevers from the filter assembly proccess...
possibly calcium deposits scraped off from the tank when you put on the filter...
Its not a commen problem that I know about so without seeing it hard to say.. My guess is it will go away and get cleaned and rinsed out of the filter pads . hopefully your fish wont think of them as a snack... you could run your fish net through the watter to try and get any more you cant really see...


I agree you want bacteria growth on the filter pads... thats the part you will be keeping any how (rins rins reuse) so I see little point in the carbon at start. unless the water has some chems you want to get out...


GL

 

[BadKarma99-4spd]

thanks for the advice, it seems as though my filters have made short work of whatever it was, as my tank is now clear.

thanks