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The tank is about 6 weeks old now. So I am super new to this. Sorry for not providing any parameters but I got worried when googling photos lolLooks like diatoms. How old is the tank?
So it's just naturally occurring diatoms in a new tank. It would behoove you to leave lights off the first for months before adding corals to allow your tank to develop biodiversity and microfauna. Then when you add coral and turn the lights on your ugly phases will be much more manageable.The tank is about 6 weeks old now. So I am super new to this. Sorry for not providing any parameters but I got worried when googling photos lol
Okay thank you so much for this information I will do that for sure! I will keep my lights off! I don’t plan on adding corals until 6-8 months in cause I heard adding them too early can cause lots of problems. Do you have any other advise as to help make the ugly phase go by quicker?So it's just naturally occurring diatoms in a new tank. It would behoove you to leave lights off the first for months before adding corals to allow your tank to develop biodiversity and microfauna. Then when you add coral and turn the lights on your ugly phases will be much more manageable.
It gives you time to complete your fish stock. It allows you to learn about your tanks parameters so you get better with keeping the environment stable when you decide to add corals. You can seed pods to add biodiversity but if you are going to wait like that then look into getting a couple pieces of live ocean rock. This will do wonders for your tank and really Jumpstart your biome. You will still have ugly phases the first year but these steps can make them very manageable.Okay thank you so much for this information I will do that for sure! I will keep my lights off! I don’t plan on adding corals until 6-8 months in cause I heard adding them too early can cause lots of problems. Do you have any other advise as to help make the ugly phase go by quicker?