Brown Sand

[beginner01]

I have read over and over again about diatoms and brown sand here in the forums. But I am still a little confused. Do I need a cleaner crew immdeiately or will the tank recover on its own? How long should it take to re-cover? If I need a cleaner crew what would be the best? I have nothing in the tank except LR and LS.
Thanks!

 

[fisherson]

if it's cycled get a cleaning crew. Once i got about 20 snails in my 55 gallon my diatoms started dissapearing real fast. I also stopped using tap water. Using tap water is the main cause of diatoms so i hear. once i stopped using it, it stopped appearing and the cleaning crew ate what was there.

 

[beginner01]

Thanks! I thought that would be the answer.