what is this stuff at the top of my tank

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simple_mr2

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my water seems to be clear, but there is some kind of resin/residue at the top of my tank, anyone have any ideas, or what i need to do to get rid of it
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sorry for the blurriness, it was hard to find an appropriate shutter speed
feel free to ask any question, in order to clarify my question

jared
 
floating on top of the water, i had a internal whisper filter in there, and i took it out like two hours ago, and the stuff has been slowly dissappearing
 
Its probably where you have put your hands in, i found when i put my hands in my tank, even though they are clean i get this stuff at the top...
 
just out of ceriosity how long has ur tank been set up? is it cycling?
 
my tank has been setup for about 4 or 5 days now, and it is still cycling, but i have a bigger problem now, now there is just a film type thing accross the top of the water, and i try to stir it up, but nothin happens. is there a type of chemical i can add to get rid of this.


jared
 
how much water flow do you have, I find that when I have that stuff appearing it is a flow problem usually I just clean my power heads real good and it goes away, what are you cycling with?
 
i've had the same problem, i just figured it was apart of the cycling process...
 
when you ask what am i cycling with, do you mean what is in the water, or what device am i using to cycle the water. well i will just mention both.

water, and instant ocean salt, salinity is unknown at this point, i havent had a chance to pick up a hydrometer.

i am using a undergavel filter with the power head attached to it at the bottom, (there is a tube that the water flows up, and it flows out about three inches from the top) but yesterday i just took out a internal whisper filter. it takes up too much room in the tank, should i still run a external one? the current power head turns over 106 gallons per hour, but my buddy is picking me up one that turns of 120, i will have that one on monday. oh yeah, it is an 11 gallon tank


jared
 
well cycling does tend to be a smelly ichy process, and you will get a film but flow will get rid of it
 
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