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Whats happening to my live rocks?

post #1 of 10
1/28/12 at 5:04pm
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I began to notice yesterday that many of my rocks are has this orange border around it.IMG_20120128_165948.jpg

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post #2 of 10
1/28/12 at 5:19pm
Is your tank fairly new? I could be wrong cause im no expert by any means, but I believe that is a normal process during the new tank cycle. Maybe someone else could confirm or deny?
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post #3 of 10
1/28/12 at 5:27pm
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I had my tank setup on Monday.Hmmm....I guess ill just wait another week and see if it goes away

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post #4 of 10
1/28/12 at 6:14pm

has it cycled yet????? just a few days means you probably still have ammonia and nitrites in the tank....also those mushrooms probably wont make it through if the tank hasnt cycled...

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post #5 of 10
1/28/12 at 6:53pm
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Well is there anything i can do to save it?

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post #6 of 10
1/28/12 at 8:17pm

What you're seeing is Diatoms and is extremely common in a new tank. They will eventually go away on their own. The mushrooms might, or might not make it through the cycle. It looks as if you have cured live rock since you have corals attached to them, so I'm going to say, that they really might make it through. Keep an eye on parameters. You might not see a huge spike like people who start with uncured rock will see when they cycle a tank.

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post #7 of 10
1/28/12 at 8:33pm

Please get some test kits if you dont have any and test your water before you think about putting anything in the tank....

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post #8 of 10
1/28/12 at 8:36pm
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Originally Posted by smallreef View Post

Please get some test kits if you dont have any and test your water before you think about putting anything in the tank....



+1

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post #9 of 10
1/28/12 at 8:39pm

OH and by test kits I mean a saltwater master or reef master test kit (depending if you want to have a Fish only or a reef tank w/ corals) and check your Nitrates, Ammonia, and when your nitrates are undetectable then you need to test for nitrites...and when all those are Zero ... your good to go with your first fish :)

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post #10 of 10
1/28/12 at 8:48pm
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Thanks :)

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