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A potential next candidate for what’s going to happen might be growing along the water-sand line of the front glass. I can’t see what it is but feel it is kinda dark. It could be nothing but a normal mix of waste, algae and bacteria.I know every tank is different and I've watched tons of the BRS videos on starting new tanks / ugly stages / etc.
But I'm trying to be mentally prepared for the next "Shoe to drop" with this tank.
We're a little more than 2 months in on our first 90 gal, and seem to be getting to the end of Diatoms. Had nasty cloudy brown tint in the water, but that's clearing up. The brown film that covered everything is rapidly disappearing.
Nutrients bottomed out to 0/0, but thankfully over-feeding & some AB+ has gotten them back to detectable (hopefully avoiding Dinos...)
So what's next? My understanding is Coraline will start around 6ish months, and is a sign things are getting "stable"...so what's the next 3-4 months look like as we wait for that to happen?
My intent is to test Nitrates/Phosphates pretty regularly to ensure they stay in a "stable" range. Should I be doing anything else?