So I check the tank & plants as every day, for starters what caught my attention today it sorta looks on the top of my water like someone smoked in my tank, there's a smoke looking like thin film on the top of the water. Checking the plants for some plants in 1 certain area it appears what I can only ID as Thread or Hair Algae....
Now here's where my confusion starts never having dealt with Algae before, is that type a common issue with soft water when the plants are first introduced while cycling? Meaning will it go away as the plants start thriving or is it something that needs TLC from my end right now?
I read only it would be due to too much Iron, which for starts sure ain't in my tap water and I don't fertilize so that can't be it. But I also read somewhere in a threat here some type of algae is common for cycling??
The tank was planted Nov 12th and the water was in there about 1.5 days prior (to get the temperature up before putting plants in).
...I am wondering how many yrs you have to ave aquariums till you "had it all and been there& done that"...:roll: something new every time...
Now here's where my confusion starts never having dealt with Algae before, is that type a common issue with soft water when the plants are first introduced while cycling? Meaning will it go away as the plants start thriving or is it something that needs TLC from my end right now?
I read only it would be due to too much Iron, which for starts sure ain't in my tap water and I don't fertilize so that can't be it. But I also read somewhere in a threat here some type of algae is common for cycling??
The tank was planted Nov 12th and the water was in there about 1.5 days prior (to get the temperature up before putting plants in).
...I am wondering how many yrs you have to ave aquariums till you "had it all and been there& done that"...:roll: something new every time...