Live Sand turning brown and bubbles

reefreak29

reefreak29

Active Member
Originally Posted by ace223
yes , i just notice in the bottom of my tank these stringy this thing coming from the sand what is this?
is it redish . could be cyano . these are all normal things.
 
reefreak29

reefreak29

Active Member
Originally Posted by ace223
it looks like slimy hairs.
sounds like cyanobacteria, right now u just have to be patient till the nutrents in your tank are gone
 
reefreak29

reefreak29

Active Member
its not an algae but right now its ok if your tank was cycled and your tank was 4 months old it wouldnt be ok. but your fine
 
reefreak29

reefreak29

Active Member
Originally Posted by ace223
so put the rock back in the tank.
oh u took it out?
yeh just put it back in and let the tank cycle, these are very normal occurances
 
S

squirelshooter

Guest
so what would be a great clean-up crew just snails and crabs ?
 
bpaul1201

bpaul1201

Member
did you do any research before buying the tank?? looks like another jump first before looking..... your going to have fun!! well welcome to the boards and goodluck there are plenty of people on here that will help you out and you can also call u p saltwaterfish and they can give you a bit more details faster then the boards can sometimes!
 
reefreak29

reefreak29

Active Member
Originally Posted by ace223
my reading are
PH 8.5
ALK 3.0
NITRITE 0.05
NITRATE 3.0
AMMONA .10
SALINTY 1.021
at 77
ok you still need to wait till you have no ammonia (witch is very close) no nitrite , and a nitrate level of under 20 then u can get some snails
 
bpaul1201

bpaul1201

Member
well i live close to saltwaterfish and their numbers in the phone book!
i looked it up for you ...... Phone: (772) 462-0203
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top