Short facts on my tank: 24 gallon AIO cube, one month old, 2 clownfish were added monday. Parameters are being monitored daily and today's are: 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 10 nitrate. My PH stabilized and I got my nitrites down before adding fish, and everything is appearing good in the cycling department. My phosphate test kit is still in the mail, but I am assuming I have some phosphates present because of the algae.
All this algae appeared today, all at once and out of nowhere, and I assume it is totally in part to me leaving the light on for 8 hours where as I cycled in the darkness. Going to go back to only putting on the main light for viewing. Also, can the blue light cause algae? I had been advised to leave that on at night, but now I am second guessing. The algae has little bubbles on it, but I assume this is just my tank going into the ugly stage.
After this picture, I added in more filter media that just came in yesterday. I now have seachem purigen, chemi pure elite in addition to my filter floss, and the cured rock seeder stick in my back compartments. My back middle compartment could have chaeto in it any day, just waiting for the light to come in, so for now it is in my quarantine tank.
My question is, does this level of algae warrant any kind of minimal clean-up crew? I thought I would have much more time before adding in a CUC. I don't want to add in a snail or a crab and then have no alage for them to eat because the issue clears up so quickly. Should I wait a few days and see if the algae gets cleared up from all the new media and the addition of the chaeto and then reassess?
I was going to wait a week or longer and then add another small fish, but I could add one snail or hermit crab or the likes instead.
Thanks so much in advance! The community on here is so reassuring and helpful!
All this algae appeared today, all at once and out of nowhere, and I assume it is totally in part to me leaving the light on for 8 hours where as I cycled in the darkness. Going to go back to only putting on the main light for viewing. Also, can the blue light cause algae? I had been advised to leave that on at night, but now I am second guessing. The algae has little bubbles on it, but I assume this is just my tank going into the ugly stage.
After this picture, I added in more filter media that just came in yesterday. I now have seachem purigen, chemi pure elite in addition to my filter floss, and the cured rock seeder stick in my back compartments. My back middle compartment could have chaeto in it any day, just waiting for the light to come in, so for now it is in my quarantine tank.
My question is, does this level of algae warrant any kind of minimal clean-up crew? I thought I would have much more time before adding in a CUC. I don't want to add in a snail or a crab and then have no alage for them to eat because the issue clears up so quickly. Should I wait a few days and see if the algae gets cleared up from all the new media and the addition of the chaeto and then reassess?
I was going to wait a week or longer and then add another small fish, but I could add one snail or hermit crab or the likes instead.
Thanks so much in advance! The community on here is so reassuring and helpful!
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