Red to brown on sand

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Please help before I throw the towel in Red stuff on my sand getting worse day by day no matter how many water changes or how how many times I suck the sand out
Ph 8.2
Salinity 1,025
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0-.09
Mag 1350
Ammonia 0
Phosphate 0
Kh 8
Calcium 480-520
 
Please help before I throw the towel in Red stuff on my sand getting worse day by day no matter how many water changes or how how many times I suck the sand out
Ph 8.2
Salinity 1,025
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0-.09
Mag 1350
Ammonia 0
Phosphate 0
Kh 8
Calcium 480-520
A photo under white light will help in identifying the troublesome organism.
 
Agreed, a clear pic or two would go a long way here 🙂 How long has the tank been running?

Red on the sand specifically sounds like cyanobacteria, which thrives on excess organics in your tank.

However, nitrate and phosphate at zero are a red flag, you don't want either of those to be zero, which often times invites dinoflagellate algae.

You may have a combination of cyano and dinos as well.
 

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