Brown spots on glass and on plastic plants.

by **65gallon** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 1:14 am

65 gallon tank has been up and running for about three weeks. Cycled with sponge from my 20 gal. tank. Fluval 305 filter, airstone, and fluval 300watt heater. 10 neon tetras and two catfish. Water was clear but has now become cloudy with some brown spots on the glass and decorations. Any suggestions?

by **jdak702** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 2:08 am

It's called algae. You just clean it.

by **jdak702** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 2:11 am

Stingray... take it from here. BTW, check this thread where we told this dude to do a cycle before adding 12 fish to his tank.

http://www.ratemyfishtank.com/phpbb/viewtopic/3811/s/0

by **65gallon** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 2:33 am

cleaned most of it yesterday but it is starting to come back again today. did a 20% water change and will do another water change in a week. water is still cloudy.

by **65gallon** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 3:18 am

jdak, I used the sponge from my 20 gallon tank to cycle this tank.

by **jdak702** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 8:38 am

Just because you picked up a sponge from another tank and dropped it in your tank means nothing. It does not instantly cycle your tank. You asked for advise last time, got several response saying the same thing and then you decided to do the opposite.

by **ThisFish884484** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 8:06 pm

Thats the death muck and you need to bleach everything including your fish with the strongest bleach possible alos you should unplug everything (i.e. filter, aerator, lights0 as soon as possible to prevent an airborne contamination and risk certain death to everyone in your house

by **joyce123** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 9:38 pm

ha ha ha

by **65gallon** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 9:44 pm

ok..... i poured half a gallon of bleach into my tank and unplugged everything. Is one of the symptoms of the airbourne contaminations vomiting because my 5 month old daughter has been puking since the tank had those stupid brown spots. If she is sick from the tank my wife is going to kill me!!!!!!!!!!! She didnt want the tank but I talked her into it saying the kids would really like it.

by **TigerTaylor8906** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 9:50 pm

65 gallon, are you serious? I really hope you are playing along, these guys have been on a douche bag trend latley.

Brown spots on glass and on plastic plants.

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