rusty staff

[janos]

Hi to all would like to ask for some help to ID that brown rusty staff on my sand and some on the rock.
Try to stir up every day,next day is coming back.All parameters in tank "good"Try to upload some pics maybe easier to ID what is that. Suffering least 4 week long this is not red slime,

 

[jsker]

Cyano, look at you nitrate and phosphates. Check out this thread link

 

[janos]

Cyano, look at you nitrate and phosphates. Check out this thread link

Thank you for your replay it is not Cyano,try to remove that wit Cyano remover and it is not working.Maybe diatom just do not understand why is coming back.Phosphate with Hanna checker (ppb)only 0.028, and Nitrate 2.0

 

[jsker]

Thank you for your replay it is not Cyano,try to remove that wit Cyano remover and it is not working.Maybe diatom just do not understand why is coming back.Phosphate with Hanna checker (ppb)only 0.028, and Nitrate 2.0

2.0 ppm? or 2 ppm?

 

[janos]

2.0 ppm? or 2 ppm?

Nitrate is 2 and phosphate is 0.028 converted from ppb to ppm

 

[jsker]

Nitrate is 2 and phosphate is 0.028 converted from ppb to ppm

I would suggest bring up the nitrates up to at least to a 5 or 7 ppm

 

[janos]

I would suggest bring up the nitrates up to at least to a 5 or 7 ppm

Thank you could i do that with Flourish Nitrogen from Seachem? That is Nitrogen Supplement for Planted Aquarium.

 

[Renelope]

Diatoms if when you stir the sand or clean the glass it kind of looks like dust.

 

[jsker]

Thank you could i do that with Flourish Nitrogen from Seachem? That is Nitrogen Supplement for Planted Aquarium.

Urea link This will bring up you nitrate without effecting you corals, like some other product according to one of the poster that I link earlier ;) FYI that poster know what there talking about.

 

[janos]

Urea link This will bring up you nitrate without effecting you corals, like some other product according to one of the poster that I link earlier ;) FYI that poster know what there talking about.

Thank you for your time and replay i try to buy one bag,this would supply nitrogen and potassium ?

 

[janos]

Diatoms if when you stir the sand or clean the glass it kind of looks like dust.

Thank you and yes when i stir the sand and just wipe the glass with my hand look like brown dust.But next day coming back.

 

[jsker]

Thank you for your time and replay i try to buy one bag,this would supply nitrogen and potassium ?

As suggested by Hans Warner this would supply what you need to get you nitrates up to balance you nutrients.