help please identification urgent

[aaron7405]

Hi there
I have set up an saltwater 10 gls aquarium for over 2 months, I bought some LB 10 lbs 15 days ago unfortunally in the store they told me they were already cure, but some of them has some black cover, anyway I put them in the tank and the black has fade to a brown color, is that good or bad ? The sand is with this too. I don’t know the sand is because this is falling in the sand. Or the sand is taking the color. I red in some other post than this was because my tank was maturing is that right?
Other thing the LR came with some green small spots there are now starting to grow, this amon with them a lithe small like grass (seen in a picture), is this good or bad?
Info:
My equipment is (big for a nano but have red than water flow is the beter) :
-Redsea prism skimmer
-powehead aqua clear 30
-Aquaclear filter 30
-10 lbs LR
-fine white sand (now brown)
- I have only have (like my tank is small) 1 Mexican crab and one turbo snail), 2 false clown, 1 anemone, some small corals (sroom, and zoos).
Thans a lot for everything.

 

[reefkprz]

the brown is diatom algae in both pics, its usually a new tank syndrome thing but can be caused by adding new sand or rock
the purple is coraline algae its a good thing the green embeded on the rock is green coraline or another calcerous algae, good
the green hairy looking think is too small to say what it is but I would assume its a type of macro algae.

 

[earlybird]

sweet camera btw

 

[reefkprz]

IMO your tank is not ready for that anemone. its probably going to die because your tank is too new and doesnt have enough rock. What do you have for lighting on it?

 

[aaron7405]

Originally Posted by reefkprZ
IMO your tank is not ready for that anemone. its probably going to die because your tank is too new and doesnt have enough rock. What do you have for lighting on it?
Hi
the anemene is healthy it looks lake that because was eating, and the ligth where off and I turn them on to take the pictures.
For ligthing I have a sunpod 20" by current. and a 10000K, 15watts buld,
I dont start them on the same time,
OceanSun 15W bulb 10,000K ligth 7AM-9AM
sunpod 9AM-1PM (3 hours only)
OceanSun 1-6 PM
After 6PM Lunar and blue leds by sunpod
Tahnx a lot

 

[aaron7405]

Originally Posted by reefkprZ
the brown is diatom algae in both pics, its usually a new tank syndrome thing but can be caused by adding new sand or rock
the purple is coraline algae its a good thing the green embeded on the rock is green coraline or another calcerous algae, good
the green hairy looking think is too small to say what it is but I would assume its a type of macro algae.
Actually all the rocks than you see I added like 15 days ago.
Bud this Diatom algae is reefsafe or is a bad algae ?

 

[renogaw]

diatoms are generally a new tank issue, which is just ugly and not generally a problem.
are your lights new?

 

[triga22]

Nice light stand.

 

[reefkprz]

You definatly have the lighting to keep an anemone, I just personnaly wouldnt risk it in such a young tank. they tend to do best in established tanks.
diatoms will pass, they are usually a phase that comes then goes in new tanks due to fluctuations and everything (microbial life and others) establishing a balance.
thats why I said it sounds like your tank is too young for an anemone it had nothing to do with its appearance at all, I would have said the same if it was open and you just mentioned having it. I just wanted to give you a heads up that it could go bad.

 

[aaron7405]

Originally Posted by reefkprZ
You definatly have the lighting to keep an anemone, I just personnaly wouldnt risk it in such a young tank. they tend to do best in established tanks.
diatoms will pass, they are usually a phase that comes then goes in new tanks due to fluctuations and everything (microbial life and others) establishing a balance.
thats why I said it sounds like your tank is too young for an anemone it had nothing to do with its appearance at all, I would have said the same if it was open and you just mentioned having it. I just wanted to give you a heads up that it could go bad.
OOOOH see now.
Thanx a lot.
what is happening is than I live in mexico, and is very hard to find some one with knologe, so we trust with the pet shop store people (bad call).
I live near from the border and I travel time to time to buy my live rock and my supplies in Phoenix, AZ. I have red a book now (and I saw I start backwards) and travel for some web site. looking for info but there still some things as this than I am not familiar.
Than you a lot for your answers.

 

[aaron7405]

Originally Posted by TriGa22
Nice light stand.
jaja, I just bought it and still adjuting the higth. because the temp goes up easily with MH.

 

[aaron7405]

Originally Posted by reefkprZ
You definatly have the lighting to keep an anemone, I just personnaly wouldnt risk it in such a young tank. they tend to do best in established tanks.
diatoms will pass, they are usually a phase that comes then goes in new tanks due to fluctuations and everything (microbial life and others) establishing a balance.
thats why I said it sounds like your tank is too young for an anemone it had nothing to do with its appearance at all, I would have said the same if it was open and you just mentioned having it. I just wanted to give you a heads up that it could go bad.

Importan question
How do I know than the tank has COMPLETELY FINISHED cycling.????

 

[tizzo]

Nitrate, nitrite and ammonia levels will all be at 0.

 

[aaron7405]

they are at 0 for last 2 weeks