freeworld71
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My tank is 17 days into its cycle. It is starting to develope some brown algea. Is this good? or moreover is it normal?
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perfectdark
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Completly normal... diatom bloom, growing pains of a new set up. Make sure u are using RO water or RO/DI water for your water changes. It may get worse before it gets better but eventually it will get better. Especially when you add a cleaning crew, nass snails, astrea snails and hermits will help.
lecithin
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Originally Posted by PerfectDark
Completly normal... diatom bloom, growing pains of a new set up. Make sure u are using RO water or RO/DI water for your water changes. It may get worse before it gets better but eventually it will get better.
Don't add the crew until the tank is finished cycling. They 're not going to touch the diatoms anyway.
Completly normal... diatom bloom, growing pains of a new set up. Make sure u are using RO water or RO/DI water for your water changes. It may get worse before it gets better but eventually it will get better.
Don't add the crew until the tank is finished cycling. They 're not going to touch the diatoms anyway.
perfectdark
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Originally Posted by Lecithin
Don't add the crew until the tank is finished cycling. They 're not going to touch the diatoms anyway.
I was assuming the cycle was finished. But as far as your cleaning crew touching diatoms, I disagree. I have hermits and nassaris snails that wiped out my diatom bloom about 4 months ago when I had issues.
Don't add the crew until the tank is finished cycling. They 're not going to touch the diatoms anyway.
I was assuming the cycle was finished. But as far as your cleaning crew touching diatoms, I disagree. I have hermits and nassaris snails that wiped out my diatom bloom about 4 months ago when I had issues.
freeworld71
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Thanks for reply you guys....How long does cycle usually take?
freeworld71
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So that means you cant put fish in it for 18wks?
lexluethar
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Until the tank is fully cycled - no you can't. It CAN take up to 18 weeks, or as little as 1. Once your ammonia and nitrite have spiked and you have a good amount of nitrates, you are ready to place some fish into the tank. You have to introduce them a few at a time to allow the bacteria to populate enough to keep up with the bioload.
bang guy
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Originally Posted by LexLuethar
Until the tank is fully cycled - no you can't. It CAN take up to 18 weeks, or as little as 1. Once your ammonia and nitrite have spiked and you have a good amount of nitrates, you are ready to place some fish into the tank. You have to introduce them a few at a time to allow the bacteria to populate enough to keep up with the bioload.
Good post.
Until the tank is fully cycled - no you can't. It CAN take up to 18 weeks, or as little as 1. Once your ammonia and nitrite have spiked and you have a good amount of nitrates, you are ready to place some fish into the tank. You have to introduce them a few at a time to allow the bacteria to populate enough to keep up with the bioload.
Good post.