Two Questions

[Valkyrie]

First one is asking for an ID. What the heck is this brown flaky stuff in my fallow 29g? It even gets on the glass sometimes.

Second question:
I have a 10g that has been set up to QT corals. I'll be attending, with husband in tow, a frag swap next Saturday and hope to find a few that we like. Do I need to add some bacteria (such as Dr.Tim's, Stability, etc.)? Right now it has a heater and a clearview filter system. I have a light and a power head on the way. There is no live sand or rock in the aquarium, just a bare bottom. Suggestions?

Thanks!

 

[Mandrew]

Maybe you could do a Quick fishless cycle on the tank with Dr. Tims one and only bottle bacteria and Pure ammonia? Ive read that it will cycle a tank in like 4-5 days doing it that method.

 

[Mandrew]

Maybe you could do a Quick fishless cycle on the tank with Dr. Tims one and only bottle bacteria and Pure ammonia? Ive read that it will cycle a tank in like 4-5 days doing it that method.

 

[Sm51498]

Pretty sure that brown flakey stuff are flat worms. Not bad per se but they can get to plague proportions if you aren't careful or have a nutrient problem. I recommend siphoning out as many as you can and dosing flat worm exit

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

There is no live sand or rock in the aquarium,

I would add a piece of rock.
That algae is really weird. I dunno.