goober_hunter
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iam in the middle of cycling and my amonia is droping, but every is turning brown, is this common during cycling????, my base rock was white now its dark brown, and all my liverock is turning brown??????????
josh
josh
everything brown
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wangotango
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Originally Posted by goober_hunter
iam in the middle of cycling and my amonia is droping, but every is turning brown, is this common during cycling????, my base rock was white now its dark brown, and all my liverock is turning brown??????????
josh
brown algae (diatoms) is one of the signs of cycling, and is caused my nitrates. doing some water changes and adding a cleanup crew will help.
-Justin
iam in the middle of cycling and my amonia is droping, but every is turning brown, is this common during cycling????, my base rock was white now its dark brown, and all my liverock is turning brown??????????
josh
brown algae (diatoms) is one of the signs of cycling, and is caused my nitrates. doing some water changes and adding a cleanup crew will help.
-Justin
rbaldino
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Originally Posted by WangoTango
brown algae (diatoms) is one of the signs of cycling, and is caused my nitrates. doing some water changes and adding a cleanup crew will help.
-Justin
Diatoms are mostly caused by phosphates and silicates. Let your tank cycle and see if it goes away. If not, try Phosguard.
brown algae (diatoms) is one of the signs of cycling, and is caused my nitrates. doing some water changes and adding a cleanup crew will help.
-Justin
Diatoms are mostly caused by phosphates and silicates. Let your tank cycle and see if it goes away. If not, try Phosguard.
goober_hunter
Member
okay, thanks, also i have been using mixing my salt with RO water, would buying already made saltwater from my lfs be a bad idea since i have been useing RO water..???????/?
goober_hunter
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i really dont know, what should i ask the lfs?????
rbaldino
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Originally Posted by goober_hunter
i really dont know, what should i ask the lfs?????
You could try asking them how they make their water. They may use different water for their fish tanks and invert tanks. My LFS uses treated local tap water for the fish-only tanks and RO/DI water for their inverts.
i really dont know, what should i ask the lfs?????
You could try asking them how they make their water. They may use different water for their fish tanks and invert tanks. My LFS uses treated local tap water for the fish-only tanks and RO/DI water for their inverts.