New tank syndrone?

[gfox]

I upgraded from a 60 cube with 20 gallon sump to a DSA 105 with a 100 gallon stock tank for a sump about a month ago.I used all new water and sand and the live rock from the 60 and used live bacteria Startsmart Complete.Transferred all the corals and fish over the course of 3 days.Everything is doing good only thing that is going on is I am getting brown diatoms on the sand bed and glass every day.Will this go away in time?I know I need more of a clean up crew then what I have now.

 

[Reefing Madness]

Yup, no worreis, it'll correct itself in a few weeks.

 

[gfox]

Should you just leave the sand alone?If I stir it up it looks the same next day.

 

[jcollinsks]

Yea just leave the diatoms to be, they will go away on their own. I never suck any of them out I just clean them off the glass for viewing preference. They are a natural part of the process, and then if you have dry rock the "beautiful" green the rocks turn LOL.

 

[Bad Company]

From what I understand diatoms need silica to grow effectively. Once that is consumed from the new sand (and perhaps water) they will die off when the next type of algae grows. I'd leave it be for a few weeks and then siphon 'em out.

 

[gfox]

Thanks for the info.Been awhile since I last cycled a new tank.