I just want to throw this out to all the new and upcoming and learning reefers, because whether it's Cyano, or Diatoms, or Dinos, or or or whatever "popped up in your reef overnight and now you're freaking out" and I see like 15 posts daily about this.
Stop sweating every small thing in your reef. Leave your reef alone. Let it do it's thing. THE UGLIES AND ALGAE ARE PART OF THE OCEAN MAN!
My "uglies" came in Nov 9th on a new transfer build.
They're clearing up and getting better.
What I did. NOTHING.
I actually probably just fed a little less to help "starve it" although going from 3 Cubes a day to 1 is still adding nutrients (As well as AB+ and Phyto) it's LESS!
Stop DOSING AND TINKERING AND ADDING AND FREAKING OUT.
JUST CHILL OUT MAN!
Live rock, and Live bacteria are your friends in the beginning, maybe some Carbon & Phosphate removal (I do actually highly suggest running Chemi-Pure for the first 6 months as it has GFO and Carbon) But just leave everything else alone!
That's all. Everything is coming along fine!
NOV 9th
NOV 17th
Stop sweating every small thing in your reef. Leave your reef alone. Let it do it's thing. THE UGLIES AND ALGAE ARE PART OF THE OCEAN MAN!
My "uglies" came in Nov 9th on a new transfer build.
They're clearing up and getting better.
What I did. NOTHING.
I actually probably just fed a little less to help "starve it" although going from 3 Cubes a day to 1 is still adding nutrients (As well as AB+ and Phyto) it's LESS!
Stop DOSING AND TINKERING AND ADDING AND FREAKING OUT.
JUST CHILL OUT MAN!
Live rock, and Live bacteria are your friends in the beginning, maybe some Carbon & Phosphate removal (I do actually highly suggest running Chemi-Pure for the first 6 months as it has GFO and Carbon) But just leave everything else alone!
That's all. Everything is coming along fine!
NOV 9th
NOV 17th