Some ugly hard spot

[Ra7deepan]

Can someone tell me what these red spots and ugly hard spot on my rock are?.. It's not clear when I scrub it with brush

 

[BryanM]

The bottom one looks to maybe be the start of coraline aglae? Not really sure though.

 

[Nate Chalk]

Rock isn't supposed to be white.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Looks like a couple of algae's are starting up, its normal. Stock slowly, feed lightly and keep organics low until your tank mature some more. Start increasing the snails as the algae increases.

 

[shakacuz]

normal part of tank maturing. the white rock is an indication that this tank is very new.

 

[Ra7deepan]

normal part of tank maturing. the white rock is an indication that this tank is very new.

My tank is 9 months old

 

[Nate Chalk]

My tank is 9 months old

Time isn't an indication of maturity.

Biodiversity is, and also not easy to measure.

 

[Ra7deepan]

My tank is 9 months old

Time isn't an indication of maturity.

Biodiversity is, and also not easy to measure.

I have this type alage at 7 months old tank..

 

[Nate Chalk]

But this is generally something to be excited about color on rock.

What's the whole tank look like.

 

[twentyleagues]

Do you not have lights on it? Or only turn them on for short periods? Or are they really weak? 9 month old rock in a reef should not look like yours.

 

[Nate Chalk]

I have this type alage at 7 months old tank..

Slow to mature. I would personally look to add pieces from shops that are mature.

Little pieces of rock. Frags. Etc.

Get your biodiversity game up!


I see anemones (bleached or very pale) and a few fish. Anything else I'm missing?

 

[shakacuz]

bottled bacteria can also help. PNS probio, bio-spira, tim's, and microbacter7, are decent options.

but as mentioned, getting rock, sand, and even frags from other tanks will be much better.

 

[Ra7deepan]

bottled bacteria can also help. PNS probio, bio-spira, tim's, and microbacter7, are decent options.

but as mentioned, getting rock, sand, and even frags from other tanks will be much better.

can i add aquaforest bio sand ?

 

[Waters]

Yeah, something is definitely off/out of balance for a 9 month old tank. Also, the inverts (that I can see) are all bleached. Can you provide more information about your system? Water parameters, maintenance schedule, lighting, etc.

 

[Ra7deepan]

Yeah, something is definitely off/out of balance for a 9 month old tank. Also, the inverts (that I can see) are all bleached. Can you provide more information about your system? Water parameters, maintenance schedule, lighting, etc.

I start cycling my tank with sea water and I do 20% water change every two months once with salt mixed water.. My water parameters is Ph : 7.5 to 8.0, Ammonia : 0 ppm, Nitrite : 0 ppm, Nitrate : 0 ppm, salinity level : 1.023.. Every two weeks once I clean my sump filter and my skimmer and 6am to 9pm I run my RGB light.. Now I have 4 Clownfish, one Blue tang, one yellow watchman Goby, one red anthias fish, one hermit crab, one turbo snail, one green bubbletip, one carpet anemones.

 

[twentyleagues]

I start cycling my tank with sea water and I do 20% water change every two months once with salt mixed water.. My water parameters is Ph : 7.5 to 8.0, Ammonia : 0 ppm, Nitrite : 0 ppm, Nitrate : 0 ppm, salinity level : 1.023.. Every two weeks once I clean my sump filter and my skimmer and 6am to 9pm I run my RGB light.. Now I have 4 Clownfish, one Blue tang, one yellow watchman Goby, one red anthias fish, one hermit crab, one turbo snail, one green bubbletip, one carpet anemones.

Your carpet nem is bleached white not good. I dont see the bubble tip in any of the pics. Nitrate at 0 is also not good. What brand lights? Or how many watts? My guess is the lights are adequate for fish only at most. Salinity needs to be higher if you plan on keeping corals 1.025-1.027.

 

[Ra7deepan]

Your carpet nem is bleached white not good. I dont see the bubble tip in any of the pics. Nitrate at 0 is also not good. What brand lights? Or how many watts? My guess is the lights are adequate for fish only at most. Salinity needs to be higher if you plan on keeping corals 1.025-1.027.

Corals are banned in India so I have fish only tank

 

[Waters]

While anemones aren't technically coral, they often have the same care. At the moment it appears the lack of nutrients (and as stated, possibly light) are negatively impacting the anemones.

 

[twentyleagues]

Corals are banned in India so I have fish only tank

This!

While anemones aren't technically coral, they often have the same care. At the moment it appears the lack of nutrients (and as stated, possibly light) are negatively impacting the anemones.

 

[shakacuz]

can i add aquaforest bio sand ?

i believe so, yes.