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Tank is about a month old and has got really bad orange algae growing on it. Anyone know how to get rid of it and if it is bad or not
Is it still ok to put corals in ?It looks like the beginning of the "ugly phase". This is common in newer tanks. Manual removal until the tank matures.
Is it ok to put corals in ? Specifically torch coral ?totally normal for a new system. Diatoms are usually the first to pop up then should subside as the competing microfauna develops. Astrea and Cerith snails gobble that up. may be a good time to boost the clean up crew since they will have plenty to eat during the ugly stage of a new system.
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Is it still ok to put corals in ?
+1I would wait until the tank matures; 3-6 months.
Would you recommend that for water quality ? Does the algae specifically do anything ?I would wait until the tank matures; 3-6 months.
Would you recommend that for water quality ? Does the algae specifically do anything ?
So wouldn’t recommend any corals yet ?The wait is to build up biodiversity in your rock/bio filtration that will in general allow your parameters to be more stable over time. Right now things will fluctuate a lot as new life is created and lost in an attempt to find a balance within the scale you've provided. That processes takes at least a few months to start settling but in general will continue well into and beyond your first year even.
The algae is mostly just an eyesore and is typically evidence of chemistry/nutrient changes which is why it's so common early in a tank's life.
Would you recommend that for water quality ? Does the algae specifically do anything ?
If I wait will the algae just dissapear or do I have to manually take it off rock and sand and glass ?Once you tank is up and running, I would add a fish or two.
After 3-6 months, I would then begin adding Anemones, Corals and other fish.
If I wait will the algae just dissapear or do I have to manually take it off rock and sand and glass ?