I’ve switched to a bigger tank in the last month. Using live rock and other live media from my old tank, I also used live sand, and a bottle of atm colony in the new tank. It cycled instantly and all levels have been great for about a month.
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0-5ppm
Salinity 1.026
Ph 7.8-8
Then in the last two days had this brown algae start spreading across the sand. Then all over the rocks and it’s growing a hair type algae.
I thought diatoms but don’t think they are hairy algae are they?
Also the rocks are now covered in tiny little bubbles..
Any ideas?
I only use RO water with 0 tds for my salt water mix.
I do feed twice a day usually one (thawed) frozen brine/mysis shrimp cube.
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Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0-5ppm
Salinity 1.026
Ph 7.8-8
Then in the last two days had this brown algae start spreading across the sand. Then all over the rocks and it’s growing a hair type algae.
I thought diatoms but don’t think they are hairy algae are they?
Also the rocks are now covered in tiny little bubbles..
Any ideas?
I only use RO water with 0 tds for my salt water mix.
I do feed twice a day usually one (thawed) frozen brine/mysis shrimp cube.
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