New tank with mixed algae - approach check pls.

[kilnakorr]

Hi

My tank has just turned 3 months (360L/9XGl DT)
I went through diatoms which disappeared and some VERY short haired green algae took over. Some diatoms seems to have come back lately.

It is not a major issue and I'm sure it's not bothering any corals, but completely covers the dry rock, and diatoms is mostly on sand and glass.

So far been using RO water with TDS of 2-3, but getting my big resin filter tomorrow or monday.
Have about 6 'tectus?' snails, 2 nassarius sp. and a sandsifting seastar as CUC.

NO3: 1ppm
PO4: 0.01ppm

My thoughts and plan:

1. Do lots of filtration, wet skimming etc.

2. Clean substrate and glass, with weekly waterchanges, maybe more if needed.

3. Add more snails / CUC

4. Maybe cut back on light hours

5. Have patience, and see what the resin filter and time will do over the next few weeks.


Any other advise, or something I should or shouldn't do?

 

[terraincognita]

Photos?

You sure its diatoms?

Otherwise my personal experience is no matter what you do to start a tank even if you boost it with 20 bottles of Dr Tims, use existing tank LR and new Live Sand, you're gonna struggle with uglies for at least 6 months, whether it's Cyano, Dinos, Diatoms, or GHA they will come. They will see. And they will conquer. jk but yeah.

 

[N.Sreefer]

Ya youre gonna have the uglies for at least a couple more months just wait for the GHA stage thats always fun..

 

[kilnakorr]

You sure its diatoms?

Well, they are easy to remove. Not stringy, sticky etc. They disperse with a slight touch. Siphoning them out is easy.

you're gonna struggle with uglies for at least 6 months, whether it's Cyano, Dinos, Diatoms, or GHA they will come

Ya youre gonna have the uglies for at least a couple more months just wait for the GHA stage thats always fun..

You guys are no fun;Nailbiting

 

[terraincognita]

Well, they are easy to remove. Not stringy, sticky etc. They disperse with a slight touch. Siphoning them out is easy.



You guys are no fun;Nailbiting

Take a photo.

You got any livestock/corals yet?

Are you wondering cuz you want to beat the uglies?

don't overdo it on adding more CUC. otherwise you'll starve them.

 

[kilnakorr]

Taken yesterday. I just did a quick wipe on the glass so not much there.
Got:
2 clowns
1 flame hawkfish (I think you call the them)
1 kole tang

So not many fish, and a few corals as seen in the picture.

Are you wondering cuz you want to beat the uglies?

I just want it not to get to crazy, and can easily wait it out.
I'm mostly concerned that it will start to speed up and suddenly I'm in over my head.

 

[terraincognita]

Oh yeah, looks like a healthy mix of diatoms/cyano.

Just wait it out. Dont make any big changes. Keep vacuuming the sand bed.

Let us know if it goes brazy.

 

[kilnakorr]

Oh yeah, looks like a healthy mix of diatoms/cyano.

19 days apart. Actually looks like the green took over the diatoms, and now the diatoms/(cyano) are taking out the greens.

Just wait it out. Dont make any big changes. Keep vacuuming the sand bed.

I will. Nothing that spreads to fast and I don't want to make to many changes at once unless it's an emergency.