brown alge on my live sand and now some on the glass....
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khowst
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Looks like a diatom bloom. It helps to post all of your tank stats, ph, nitrates, etc etc.
I think the biggest point people are gonna offer is your lack of live rock as a biological filter. Generally speaking your looking at plus or minus around 1lbs for gal preferably. Your lack of live rock & the now bioload of the fish have cause your levels to unbalance allowing the excess to go turn into algae food, and hence the bloom.
I think the biggest point people are gonna offer is your lack of live rock as a biological filter. Generally speaking your looking at plus or minus around 1lbs for gal preferably. Your lack of live rock & the now bioload of the fish have cause your levels to unbalance allowing the excess to go turn into algae food, and hence the bloom.
florida joe
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is it brown or red
nysignguy
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i just posted the same question i forgot i posted this when the tsnk was new. but still having the same problem i got more rock in the tank and in the sump and im still getting the brown stuff like every week im i feeding to much? its makeing me crazy and i still cant get the water clear its alway a little dusty looking?
1guydude
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im i feeding to much? its makeing me crazy and i still cant get the water clear its alway a little dusty looking?
How much are u feeding. e.g. how many times a day and how much?
Part of saltwater tank keeping is doing water changes periodically!
Did u set ur tank up using tap water?
im i feeding to much? its makeing me crazy and i still cant get the water clear its alway a little dusty looking?
How much are u feeding. e.g. how many times a day and how much?
Part of saltwater tank keeping is doing water changes periodically!
Did u set ur tank up using tap water?
nysignguy
New Member
like once a day i give them a small cube of frozen krill half a frozen shrimp or sometimes a whole one. i have a yellow tang, large dog face puffer, snowflake eel, small spotted puffer, wrasse, butterfly. and yes i set it up with tap water.
i do do water changes but just like 1/4 at a time like once every 2 weeks should i be doing it more?
I'm not sure how to get the salt in it if i do a half water change I'm gonna have to put in a lot of salt do i just pour the salt in the tank after i do the water change? will that mess with the fish just dumping the salt in like that?
thanks.
i got this for stress relief its turned in to more stress! lol
i do do water changes but just like 1/4 at a time like once every 2 weeks should i be doing it more?
I'm not sure how to get the salt in it if i do a half water change I'm gonna have to put in a lot of salt do i just pour the salt in the tank after i do the water change? will that mess with the fish just dumping the salt in like that?
thanks.
i got this for stress relief its turned in to more stress! lol
1guydude
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u should be doing water changes with a bucket and pre mixing the salt and water. Let it sit for awhile so its at least room temp! You use tap water for this as well? Id at least use distilled water. RO/DI water is better but i myself havent purchased one of these units. You have a lot of big fish imo. How big is ur tank? This may be part of the stress...Also id get fresh seafood from the seafood area in the grocery and not frozen (cocktail). It just contains more nutrients and stuff compared to the cooked frozen shrimp. Salininity shifts are stressful on animals as are temp shifts and such.....good luck and dont be afraid to ask more questions or start new threads on stuff u dont know!
o and welcome to the site!
btldreef
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WOAH! STOP!!!!
Your just dumping tap water in your tank and then adding salt and mixing it that way?
When making new saltwater, you should be mixing it with fresh RODI or Distilled water in a separate container than your tank. Many of us use Rubbermaid 20G or so bins to do water changes. If you're using tap (which I really don't recommend) you need to be using some sort of water conditioner and allowing it to stand at least 24hrs before adding to the tank. What conditioner are you using?
As for water changes, 10-20% is the recommended amount.
Reading through some other posts, I'm gathering that this is a new tank? You've thrown a lot of bio load at it in a very short period of time. You have a lot of fish. What do you have for a clean up crew.
What do your parameters look like?
What size tank?
What equipment are you running (powerheads, pump, skimmer, filtration)?
Do you rinse your food before adding it to the tank?
What type of sand?
At this point, I'm not too sure it's diatoms. It's a new tank, so it's very likely, but with the bioload and missing info, I would not rule out dynoflaggelates or cyano. It's probably diatoms, especially since you used tap water.
Your just dumping tap water in your tank and then adding salt and mixing it that way?
When making new saltwater, you should be mixing it with fresh RODI or Distilled water in a separate container than your tank. Many of us use Rubbermaid 20G or so bins to do water changes. If you're using tap (which I really don't recommend) you need to be using some sort of water conditioner and allowing it to stand at least 24hrs before adding to the tank. What conditioner are you using?
As for water changes, 10-20% is the recommended amount.
Reading through some other posts, I'm gathering that this is a new tank? You've thrown a lot of bio load at it in a very short period of time. You have a lot of fish. What do you have for a clean up crew.
What do your parameters look like?
What size tank?
What equipment are you running (powerheads, pump, skimmer, filtration)?
Do you rinse your food before adding it to the tank?
What type of sand?
At this point, I'm not too sure it's diatoms. It's a new tank, so it's very likely, but with the bioload and missing info, I would not rule out dynoflaggelates or cyano. It's probably diatoms, especially since you used tap water.