Orange growth in new tank

[saltlife26]

hey all, I’ve been running this tank for a little over two weeks. Just noticed some orange stuff on the sand and live rock. Attached is a pic. Can someone let me know what I’m dealing with? Thanks

 

[hwntunda]

Need a better pic with whites on.

 

[saltlife26]

Need a better pic with whites on.

Here you go

 

[Tuffyyyyy]

Dinos I think

 

[Weikel]

Are you talking about the alage. Its problem diatoms everyone gets it when you start up. Once the diatoms consume your silicates it will disappear. Cuc love that stuff so snails help remove them .anyways dont worry about it its normal... when you read about new tanks going through the uglies this is the first step..

 

[samnaz]

Diatoms. Part of the process, not an emergency.

 

[tiggs]

+1 on diatoms. Welcome to the ugly stages. May they be swift and not horrendously ugly.

 

[saltlife26]

Thanks all. I called my LFS and he said they were diatoms as well. He suggested picking up some snails to help get rid of them. Anything else I need to be aware of or do?

 

[Idoc]

Thanks all. I called my LFS and he said they were diatoms as well. He suggested picking up some snails to help get rid of them. Anything else I need to be aware of or do?

Just monitor your parameters (ammonia to nitrites to nitrates) in order to tell when your tank is cycled. Then, think about a clean up crew of some cerith, nerite, or astrea snails to help with the algae growths that are going to hit the tank. Keep your lights off during the cycle or else you will end up with a bunch of algae before it's safe to add snails.

 

[saltlife26]

Just saw this today on the live rock. What is this? As mentioned earlier my tank is about 3 weeks old. Are these diatoms as well? Thanks

 

[saltlife26]

Anyone?

 

[samnaz]

Not diatoms. Could be Dino’s.

 

[saltlife26]

Not diatoms. Could be Dino’s.

Ok. What do I need to do? I have livestock in there, is this dangerous?

 

[samnaz]

Ok. What do I need to do? I have livestock in there, is this dangerous?

I have no experience with them but it’s seems general consensus is they are bad, very bad, and difficult to defeat.

Anyone else think it’s dinos?

 

[samnaz]

Could be Cyanobacteria but again, no experience myself.

 

[saltlife26]

Could be Cyanobacteria but again, no experience myself.

Thanks. What sucks is I'm out of town till Sunday and really can't do much till I'm back.

 

[Brian1f1]

That image looks a lot like dinos, but they aren’t very common in new tanks.