orange patches on sand… should i worry?

[mjaquarium02]

Hello all,

I have a 10g fairly new tank. Worry not everything is cycled of course but I started noticing orange patches here and there on my sand. All levels are within normal ranges so I have no idea what this might be, but then again I still consider myself a beginner and I don’t know much about this topic… hahaha but I tried to do research on this and I found nothing. I was thinking maybe it’s diatoms?? i do see my clownfish picking at it maybe even eating it. hopefully it’s not bad. I only have a clownfish and rocks in this tank. I attached some pictures hopefully that helps. My very photogenic clownfish wanted to be included.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

The Supreme Guide To Setting Up A Saltwater Reef Aquarium

The Supreme Guide To Setting Up A Saltwater Reef Aquarium This article was sponsored by @MarineDepot at www.marinedepot.com. Introduction The marine environment is one of the most complex systems on the planet. The aquarium you are about to set up is only a tiny sliver of the vast ocean...

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Scroll past the nitrogen cycle stuff to the algae cycle... What you're seeing is diatoms, a natural step in your tank's maturation.

 

[mjaquarium02]

The Supreme Guide To Setting Up A Saltwater Reef Aquarium

The Supreme Guide To Setting Up A Saltwater Reef Aquarium This article was sponsored by @MarineDepot at www.marinedepot.com. Introduction The marine environment is one of the most complex systems on the planet. The aquarium you are about to set up is only a tiny sliver of the vast ocean...

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Scroll past the nitrogen cycle stuff to the algae cycle... What you're seeing is diatoms, a natural step in your tank's maturation.

this is such a great thread !!! thank you so much.

 

[j.falk]

What is that weird purple/multi-colored rock in the middle? Are you sure it's saltwater safe?

 

[mjaquarium02]

What is that weird purple/multi-colored rock in the middle? Are you sure it's saltwater safe?

Yes! That one is just live rock the others are regular dry rocks… I got the live rock at a local saltwater store. Thank you for your concern!!

 

[j.falk]

Yes! That one is just live rock the others are regular dry rocks… I got the live rock at a local saltwater store. Thank you for your concern!!

Is it a man made type of base live rock? I've never seen anything like it before. The colors on it don't look like normal live rock and it doesn't look very porous.

 

[Dburr1014]

Yes! That one is just live rock the others are regular dry rocks… I got the live rock at a local saltwater store. Thank you for your concern!!

Life rock or live rock?

Is it a man made type of base live rock? I've never seen anything like it before. The colors on it don't look like normal live rock and it doesn't look very porous.

That's what all my live rock looks like.

 

[j.falk]

Life rock or live rock?

That's what all my live rock looks like.

I've never seen Caribsea Life Rock before. It doesn't look like natural live rock from the ocean, hence why I asked OP what it was.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

I've never seen Caribsea Life Rock before. It doesn't look like natural live rock from the ocean, hence why I asked OP what it was.

Caribsea Life Rock is basically concrete... Not porous at all and a HUGE P1TA to frag!!

 

[j.falk]

Caribsea Life Rock is basically concrete... Not porous at all and a HUGE P1TA to frag!!

It reminds me of the Real Reef dry rock (expensive manmade painted junk rock) that I bought a few months ago when I was first restarting my tank. I ended up taking it all out and replacing it with KPAquatics base live rock.