It’s not.. it’s slimy/gooey in texture. Doesn’t move.
In a brand new tank with dry rock and bottle bacteria? Unless I'm missing something here
Hmm I described it to ChatGPT and it said it’s bacterial biofilm. I looked at it under a microscope and it looks nothing like spirorbid worms. The texture of these white things is slimy/gooey. And it’s not stuck to the glass. Kind of just laying on the glass. Can be easily moved/suctioned. And yes, only bottled bacteria and dry Marco rock.Spiorbid worms is not a bad thought as they are sesile organisms that attach themselves to hard surfaces.
However, if you've added nothing else but dry rock and bottled bacteria, I don't think these are alive. It looks like precipitation, but not if the dots are stuck to the glass.
I'm stumped, but what do I know
Let's ask the R2R #re#reefsqaud they have any further ideas.
Good luck!
Yep!In a brand new tank with dry rock and bottle bacteria? Unless I'm missing something here
That's not any kind of bacterial bloom I've seen in an aquarium, usually that results in cloudy water from the bacteria growing in the water column. I'm unfamiliar with any kind of bacteria that can colonize and form clumps on the glass.
Would you please elaborate on this
Hmm I described it to ChatGPT and it said it’s bacterial biofilm. I looked at it under a microscope and it looks nothing like spirorbid worms. The texture of these white things is slimy/gooey. And it’s not stuck to the glass. Kind of just laying on the glass. Can be easily moved/suctioned. And yes, only bottled bacteria and dry Marco rock.Spiorbid worms is not a bad thought as they are sesile organisms that attach themselves to hard surfaces.
However, if you've added nothing else but dry rock and bottled bacteria, I don't think these are alive. It looks like precipitation, but not if the dots are stuck to the glass.
I'm stumped, but what do I know
Let's ask the R2R #re#reefsqaud they have any further ideas.
Good luck!
I only noticed them today and the only thing I did was dose 20ml of Dr Tim’s ammonium chloride 2-3 days ago
I’ve cycled a tank before and haven’t seen this before. I have brand new biospheres in my sump too and just 2 heaters. It’s a brand new tank.I asked ChatGPT. And it said it can’t be sponges because it’s mucus like and sponges have a solid structure. What would you like me to elaborate on? The tank has only been up for 12 days … have you read my other replies? It’s quite chaotic replying on here lolWould you please elaborate on this
I know that pineapple sponges are quite common in new tanks, but they don't come out of dry rock and bottled bacteria. How did the sponges get in this tank at this point?
I didn’t rinse them well enough. Grain/sand like texture…
My friend, my reply asking to elaborate was for the poster that suggested that these were sponges
Haha, that's great that you figured it out!!@Fish Fan I touched it with my hands and siphoned more of it. It’s debris from the Maxspect nano biospheres
Ahhh got it. Thank you and I appreciate you taking the time to help troubleshoot. I was so stumped and my paranoia got the best of me…My friend, my reply asking to elaborate was for the poster that suggested that these were sponges
I'm always happy to help where I am ableAhhh got it. Thank you and I appreciate you taking the time to help troubleshoot. I was so stumped and my paranoia got the best of me…
Nice!
Interesting, I don’t have much Marco rocks in the tank, it helps build up a colony of bacteria and I like to seed the biospheres for when I qt my fish and corals. I do the TTM and prazi pro + metro/focus soaked pellets over a period of 1-2 months.
