Clintrockevans Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Hi Guys, Just need some help, I have set up a new 550 litre tank about 4 weeks ago and have cycled the water through. But I have this problem, I have white pebbles at the bottom and after every few days they start getting like this flouro green on top of the stones, it doesnt look like algae its a very strange looking thing. Does anyone know what this could be? Ok I dont think its the fish, but I have 3 Discus, 3 Bristlenose and about 50 Neons, would these effect the tank? Also I have Val and java fern. Its running on an Eleim 2226 filter and has a double light going 8 hours a day? HELP please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesejawa Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 could be just algae. Beacause you have white gravel it would show up very easly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clintrockevans Posted December 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 But the thing is my other tank has white pebbles and thats fine. its really patchy and uneven, just like in tennis ball size blobs??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesejawa Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 weird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 It's probably cyno - it's pretty common in new tanks. Give it a few weeks and if it's still there you'll have to take some action. It often goes away all by itself as the tank matures. A 550L tank will tank months to fully mature and it will likely go through different algae cycles as it progresses... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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