I have a ten gallon QT tank i dont have a skimmer only a hang on back filter and once i stoped doing as many water changes along with adding bacteria via dr tims refresh it has helped in this tank (looked exactly the same as yours) the rocks still green but not nearly as bad as i am starting to see some white on the rocks againI started my first tank April 10th. I had my diatom bloom and those have gone away now my rock is coated in green? This doesn’t look like the cycling video I watched they had more hair algae. I don’t have any hair algae just this bright green all over. Can someone explain what this is and when should it go away ?
So wait turn off my skimmer and lay back on water changes will get rid of the algae? I have added a bottle of dr Tim’s during the cycle phase. Can you explain more please ?
Do you have a tang gangI started my first tank April 10th. I had my diatom bloom and those have gone away now my rock is coated in green? This doesn’t look like the cycling video I watched they had more hair algae. I don’t have any hair algae just this bright green all over. Can someone explain what this is and when should it go away ?
No but I want one. I only have a 20 gallon and want to wait for bigger until I get a more permanent place. My nitrates are zero I’m so confused? I just don’t want it to get worse. Is this not normal part of cycling ?
I have slowly been adding fish and already have 5 corals .. they seem to be doing well. My tank went through it’s nitrogen cycle super quick I dosed 2 ppm ammonia with lights fully off for a month and it took 2 weeks I used live rock 20 lbs, live sand , and dr Tim’s. It took two weeks to have zero ammonia and nitrite and then went from 50 ppm plus nitrate to 2.5ppm nitrate. I then added my clown fish pair. Two weeks later cardinal and a week later mandarin. I had been dozing algae barn pods weekly for 3 weeks. I saw a diatom bloom brown stuff that went away. Now I have all this green slime on rocks and glass. I’m not sure if I need to do anything ? It’s too late for no lights I thought I was passed that.
So I have 3 hermits , two Torchus snails, and two that bury in the sand and clean sandbed when I feed food / dead things
Thank you. I have some hermits and snails already. I just wasn’t sure if this is a normal phase. So this will eventually go away and then corralaine develops if you have great water perimeters ?
How long did it take to get better? Just curious
Weeks, still getting better daily. Tank set up in January. You can see it in sand still. But it’s a lot better.
Basically, yes. However, reefing is inherently difficult and you will make mistakes you can't even imagine at the moment.
Thank you for that. I will just give it time. I went a little too ham on the corals and fish but I’m done for now haha. This helps put it into perspective. I love your aquascape. Kinda wish I had some higher points on my rock.Weeks, still getting better daily. Tank set up in January. You can see it in sand still. But it’s a lot better.
Its a good time to overstock astreia ,nerite snails. add 2 or 3 large hermits to eat the snails. as the food runs out. Urchants are exelent rock polishers before coraline starts
Haha I can’t wait. I’ve been trying to be too perfect with this. Need to relax some I think and let time take its course. I got two Trochus and two that bury in the sand and come out when food is near/ dead things.Basically, yes. However, reefing is inherently difficult and you will make mistakes you can't even imagine at the moment.
What kind of snails?
