How do I fix my sand!!!!

[Gabe aqua]

My sand sifting goby cleans some parts but then I go to siphon the sand and mix it around and it is clean for the day but then the next day this brown stuff goes back on it how do I fix this!!!

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Tank looks new, usual uglies, give it time.

 

[Gabe aqua]

Tank looks new, usual uglies, give it time.

It’s been up for like 6-7 months

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

It’s been up for like 6-7 months

Yes like @Lbrdsoxfan posted still new. It will clear w time and stability.

 

[Dave1993]

time will fix it

 

[Townes_Van_Camp]

Relax and have a beer if you are of age. It will clear itself up.

Cool stand by the way.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

It’s been up for like 6-7 months

Like I said new tank. Could be dinos, could be diatoms? What's your parameters to start? In the end, time and stable parameters will fix it.

 

[Knr499]

Patience. Love the cypress wood stand!

 

[Chris Nano Reef]

Oh yea “The ugly stage” we all go thru it. Completely normal and no matter how often you stir the sand it will come right back. You can put in a conch snail and it will clean the sand for you along with the goby. But like everyone has said it will pass as the tank matures.

 

[Dan_P]

It’s been up for like 6-7 months

This is new.

 

[Moronta12]

Time... You can use Microbacter7 Or microbacter clean to help.

 

[I never finish anythi]

Where do you get the source water from ?

 

[I never finish anythi]

Get snails lots of them !!!

 

[Dan_P]

My sand sifting goby cleans some parts but then I go to siphon the sand and mix it around and it is clean for the day but then the next day this brown stuff goes back on it how do I fix this!!!

Possibly stop siphoning the sand. By turning over the sand, new surfaces are being exposed for algae to grow on.

By the way, why are you siphoning the sand of a new aquarium with such a light bioload?

 

[Tcook]

keep it stable . You will be st the end of this phase in no time. Then, plenty of nassarius and a fighting conch.

 

[zoomonster]

Diatoms which will sometimes occur in new tanks but also in long established. And no snails do nothing for diatoms other than maybe sand sifters like nassarious or conch. Just get in there and lightly stir the sand around (preferably with vacuum) will help along with good tank params. Before I added a chiller, I used to see it in summer when tank got warmer.

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

Pods will help too

 

[Gabe aqua]

Pods will help too

What kind

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

What kind

U can try algae barn or another vendor if u choose. they have options and variety packs to seed the system and boost the bio diversity

 

[19Mateo83]

Very cool wood on your stand! Any chance we can get a full tank shot?