Mines the 35.2 waterbox mate
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Anyway your tank is looking pretty normal. manually remove what you can and stay the course
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Mines the 35.2 waterbox mate
Aye i have an rodi unit inthink this is normal the tank is only 49 days old i have a kole tank and 3 trochi snails but they dont seem to do much the tang is none stop tbf like would be miles worse without itYou dont have to do any but if appearance is an issue, start with blowing with a turkey baster. Once loosened, siphon. In most cases, you are dealing with diatoms. Diatoms are a brown algae that typically appear in a reef tank that has just completed its cycle but they can also appear in an established reef tank. They can cover sand, rock, pumps, glass, you name it. Diatoms look ugly but in most cases they are harmless so the key is to not panic when they appear.
Diatoms feed mainly off of silicates but also consume dissolved organic compounds, phosphate and nitrates. Unfiltered tap water can contain silicates and is a good way to jump start a bloom if you use it to mix salt or to replace water that evaporated from the tank. The best way to prevent this from happening is to filter water through a RODI unit , although you can still get a diatom bloom when using RODI if the cartridge that removes silicates expires.
diatoms are typically harmless to a captive reef and can be beaten once their food source expires. Once you put the kibosh on the source, the outbreak should last a couple of weeks so just be patient and it will pass. For major outbreaks you may want to consider the three day blackout. Diatoms are easily wiped from the glass with a mag float, a turkey baster or a toothbrush can access other areas of the tank. Be prepared for them to re-establish themselves quickly, they are likely to be able to resettle and have exponential growth rates.
To prevent their return, practice good aquarium husbandry by doing regular water changes, keep the substrate clean, don’t overfeed the fish, ensure your skimmer is running at an optimal level and rinse out filter socks and sponges on a regular basis.
Some cleaner crew to help control it are : Cerith snails, Nerite snails and Trochus snails and also Astraea snails are effective at removing diatoms.
Oh sweet so thanks so ya think i should just wait it out ? Till tanks more mature and it wil go on its own?*your tank actually looks very nice, look at that clean sandbed.
merely lift out one rock and clean off a test section, put peroxide on the clean portions but avoiding all non targets, rinse off after about 2 mins outside the tank and set back.
that sandbed is so clean we dont need to rip into it. this is expected rock growth, uglies, as they work towards taking on more coralline. this is merely hand guiding to get a cleaner look but there's nothing wrong with that maturing tank thats for sure its great.
Thanks palRight!
Anyway your tank is looking pretty normal. manually remove what you can and stay the course
I will watch now thanks mateHey how many gallons is this tank
Check this guy's 30 we transformed:
Algae Identification
Any opinions on what type of algae this is growing on my rocks and sand bed?www.reef2reef.com
gotta admit we have a tank on file already fixed to match any work job needed. Power man cleaning should be considered for all accessible reefs. Does not harm a cycle or set one back. Causes awesomeness
Yeah its one of those things a can do without lifting the rocks out to scrub them really i have tried with a toothbrush but it doesnt come off. Aye the sands not the problem i vac it regular its just the rocks i cant seem to stop algae on they wer those purple aquaforest ones about 2 weeks ago hahanobody knows how long it takes to come back around, open ended wait. the rock detailing merely forces the look you want now, without wait, and its harmless to any aspect of the cycle or tank stability. its is 100% preferable to adding bacteria over and over repeatedly, that's a bioload addition. ours is an export method. by manually clearing out plants, we force room to allow for coralline. another benefit of manual cleaning vs dosing and waiting.
our method is physical work though, its lifting out rocks for direct work just like a dentist does directly on teeth and avoids scraping or medicating the gums lol, we're a targeted manual cleaning approach there. their tanks really had messed up sand so we rinsed those out too, its no harm to do to your reef if you want but it already looks nice on the sand.
You just stepped in it!Whats a rip clean?
Everything is going according to plan ChrisYeah its one of those things a can do without lifting the rocks out to scrub them really i have tried with a toothbrush but it doesnt come off. Aye the sands not the problem i vac it regular its just the rocks i cant seem to stop algae on they wer those purple aquaforest ones about 2 weeks ago haha
?You just stepped in it!
Thanks for taking the time to explain that mate you should be charging appreciate people like u in reefingEverything is going according to plan Chris
courtesy arcreef.com
""Many times the hobbyist will purchase a new saltwater aquarium, set up his brand new reef tank and after 3 or 4 weeks go by will start to see diatoms on their new reef rock. Diatoms appear as a brown filamentous coating. These diatoms will be on the rock, on the glass, and will look like sprinkled cinnamon on the sand. After 1-2 months these diatoms will now die off without silicates present in the water column in which to feed off. After diatoms now will come different types of green algae. One green algae that does not need to be introduced is called. Remember, any coralline algae must be introduced to the tank, it will not grow on its own, this included green coralline algae. This type of green looking algae can appear almost neon in color. It is fast growing, and can coat your rocks in a matter of a week. This is usually the time where you may want to freak out, but don’t. This green algae is actually a precursor to coralline algae. It can be even taken as a sign that your tank is well on it’s way to being a healthy, mature, and fully cycled reef tank. This alga will 100% of the time, be replaced by actual coralline algae in time. People often confuse this alga for green coralline algae, it is not though. Green coralline algae is very slow glowing. It will never propagate over an entire reef tank like your common species of coralline. People often give misadvise, stating that if you have to scrape it, or if it can’t be removed with your finger then it must be green coralline algae. This is not at all accurate. This green algae will not turn to coralline algae either, it will be replaced and grown over by coralline, this will only happen though once your tanks water quality is up to par. If your water parameters fluctuate, your nitrates are high, or your flow is low then it can take up to 1 year to be replaced. Normally if everything looks good then the average timeframe will be 2-4 months for this phase of your tanks cycle. This is the last phase befor your aquarium officially graduated to a “mature tank”. It should be viewed as a confirmation that your tank is on the home stretch. Do not panic, do not acid wash all your rock and reef work. Be patient and enjoy this finaly stage properly. Green coralline algae does exist though but these species are extremely slow growing, they often only grow in small circles and will never spread over an entire tank.""