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I have a weird question, I started my new tank about 5 weeks ago, found a problem with the plumbing and had to buy a new overflow. I had to wait through the holidays to get the box. I got the new box a week ago. I left about 2/3rds of the original salt water in the tank for the 6 weeks with no flow, no light, no nothing, just sitting there in my living room. The tank developed a white gel like scum on all the water surfaces. I wondered if it was a bacteria slime. Fast forward to yesterday. I had the tank running all good to go. I used a net to get a lot of the slime out but some is still floating around. I poured in a bottle of Turbo Start nitrifying bacteria and measured out the proper amount of ammonia to bring it to 2-3ppm. I got no ammonia reading an hour later. I added more ammonia, about 1/2 dose more, tested this morning and got no ammonia reading. I came home from work and checked ammonia again, nothing. Is it possible the tank is full of bacteria and it gobbled up all of the ammonia?? Where do I go from here?