I went to my lfs today and they were kind enough to give me a little bag with some gravel in it so that I can use it to seed my new tank. But in that tank, they had algae growing. Do I have to worry about putting that in my tank and then the algae starting to grow in my tank? Should I just not put it in my tank at all and be patient and wait for my tank to start cycling naturally?
Gravel from established tank from lfs with algae
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odds are it will introduce algae into the tank. but algae propigates through spores, which will be introduced into your tank anytime you buy fish. i would not be to fearful of the gravel putting it into the tank personally. algae is pretty easy to control through water changes, lighting, and not over feeding your fish. there is no way to avoid getting it so it's best to learn how to control it.
Last night i left the gravel in a cup of water with some ammonia before i got your opinions. The gravel was very dirty so I decided to rinse it a little bit with water from my aquarium. As I am pouring out the dirty water, I see a worm looking thing with lots of legs. So I decided to just throw it out and wait for my cycle to do it's own thing.
I would have kept it but I just didnt want to run the risk of it breeding or something even though it could have probably been free food for the fish lol. There was also larve of something kind in. Did it want it turning into some bug and then have it flying around the house.
FishDad - it had legs that look like a centipede but it really loved the water because it kept swimming towards the bottom of the cup as i poured the water out. dont think centipede like or can live underwater like that.
FishDad - it had legs that look like a centipede but it really loved the water because it kept swimming towards the bottom of the cup as i poured the water out. dont think centipede like or can live underwater like that.
i had a salt tank for a while and i loved my bristle worms in that tank. they were great scavengers. i've heard alot about them eating corals but i never noticed them eating any of mine. i have no idea if a freshwater bristle worm would bother anything though. i could see it being a problem with egg laying fish if breeding was an idea in that tank.