Cycling my tank, and just started my nitrite spike a few days ago. I turn on the light today to look in at the water quality and I notice this white stuff growing over everything...the fake plants, the glass...and I have no clue if it's an algae or a fungus. A quick google/forum search didn't turn up any results (unless it's beginning hair algae, only pictures I could find were really advanced cases).
So, take a look:




Not the clearest pictures, I really thought they'd show more detail. Appearance on the glass is like when you are drying dirty water on a windshield with a blower...
the appearance on the plants is like balls of spiderweb connected to the plant by a single strand (most places it seems solidly connected, but a few places are looser and you can see the single-strand looking connection). I also noticed one ball that is loose and floating around the tank. Does anyone have any idea what this is?
So, take a look:




Not the clearest pictures, I really thought they'd show more detail. Appearance on the glass is like when you are drying dirty water on a windshield with a blower...
the appearance on the plants is like balls of spiderweb connected to the plant by a single strand (most places it seems solidly connected, but a few places are looser and you can see the single-strand looking connection). I also noticed one ball that is loose and floating around the tank. Does anyone have any idea what this is?





