Help!! Advice? Help ID this stuff growing in my tank!

I dont notice that my water is cloudy. If it is a bacterial bloom, any suggestions as to how to get rid of it?

 

I would try a UV but I do not have one and it looks like for one that is decent and sized properly would set me back quite a bit of money. Im going to try and add more fish and dose nitrates to get them up to something like 5ppm. Through reading it looks like some people have had success with adding bacteria and making sure they have measurable nitrates.


If you have any fish or any great ideas let me know. This "goo" has already taken ahold of a baseball sized colony.

 

Not sure if the two correlate. I see absolutely zero color change on my nitrate test. Been that way since I set the tank up. Has been setup for about a year and a half. There are some signs of dinos but nothing like I've seen before. I don't known it's bubbles just getting stuck or not. Many have stated running nutrient deficient systems, especially in newer tanks can feed the dinos.

 

I just ordered a new test yesterday, we will see.

I don't believe that this issue started when I dosed nitrates. Not to mention, I have dosed VERY little compared to my total water volume.

 

Sounds like it could be a large bacterial bloom from bubbles getting stuck under a rock. This person said that manual removal (brush) and doing frequent filter sock changes and using a water polisher in the tank should get rid of the problem. We will see!