I swear to god I just posted this but apparently not??
I got a new tank about a month ago, set it up with a filter & heater & plastic plants & all, left it to settle with some tap safe and some other stuff to stop fish from dying.
After a few days I realised a white stringy build up that looked a lot like cobwebs around my plants and decorations. I asked my friend who knows a lot about fish and she said for me to add more of the stuff that stops your fish from dying, so I tried that.
It calmed it down, but instead of being long strings they turned into flakey bits and made my water much more cloudy.
I decided to change 20% of the water, clean the filter, clean all my decorations then only put the heater and filter back as the build up was mainly around the decorations.
It's gotten on a little better but there's still stuff in the water!
is it safe to add fish to it like this? Or should I clear it up fully?
Hopefully someone can tell me what it is so I can clear it up once and for all.
I got a new tank about a month ago, set it up with a filter & heater & plastic plants & all, left it to settle with some tap safe and some other stuff to stop fish from dying.
After a few days I realised a white stringy build up that looked a lot like cobwebs around my plants and decorations. I asked my friend who knows a lot about fish and she said for me to add more of the stuff that stops your fish from dying, so I tried that.
It calmed it down, but instead of being long strings they turned into flakey bits and made my water much more cloudy.
I decided to change 20% of the water, clean the filter, clean all my decorations then only put the heater and filter back as the build up was mainly around the decorations.
It's gotten on a little better but there's still stuff in the water!
is it safe to add fish to it like this? Or should I clear it up fully?
Hopefully someone can tell me what it is so I can clear it up once and for all.
