Live Sand turning brown and bubbles
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reefreak29
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Originally Posted by ace223
I got a problem with my Red Sea Max, the live sand is turning browish color and has bubbles on top of it. What is going with tank? How can i fix this?
sounds like diatoms , is your tank new?
its very common in new tanks
I got a problem with my Red Sea Max, the live sand is turning browish color and has bubbles on top of it. What is going with tank? How can i fix this?
sounds like diatoms , is your tank new?
its very common in new tanks
reefreak29
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BROWN DIATOM ALGAE: usually accurs in newer reef tanks. mostly because of the introduction of live rock, wich introduces silicates and nutrients to your tank.
a brown film soon coats your sand bed.The control of diotoms is fairly easy.u first need a benificial cleen up crew trochus and astraea snails eagerly consume the brown diotoms. The second thing u want to do is perform regular water changes to remove access nutrients.
whats your salinity at?
a brown film soon coats your sand bed.The control of diotoms is fairly easy.u first need a benificial cleen up crew trochus and astraea snails eagerly consume the brown diotoms. The second thing u want to do is perform regular water changes to remove access nutrients.
whats your salinity at?
reefreak29
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Originally Posted by ace223
my salinty is over 1.030 thats the highest my gage goes to, also think i messed up too. When i got my live rock i put in the tank right away, i thought precured live rock was cured. Then i took it out and this started, i'm to this hobby. I'm curing my live rock now.
do u have a swing arm type hydrometer . those things stink imo.
u can always lower your salinity by taking a small percentage of water out of the tank and replacing it with fresh water
my salinty is over 1.030 thats the highest my gage goes to, also think i messed up too. When i got my live rock i put in the tank right away, i thought precured live rock was cured. Then i took it out and this started, i'm to this hobby. I'm curing my live rock now.
do u have a swing arm type hydrometer . those things stink imo.
u can always lower your salinity by taking a small percentage of water out of the tank and replacing it with fresh water
reefreak29
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is your tank cycled?
what are your water perameters - ammonia,nitrate,nitrite
what are your water perameters - ammonia,nitrate,nitrite
reefreak29
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Originally Posted by ace223
what do mean by cycled? i will check them in alittle bit. thanks for all your help.
in a new tank set up it usually takes a month for your tank to cycle
the live rock will act as your biological filtration . at the start of your cycle your ammonia will be detected, turning to nitrite then to nitrate . so u cant really add any live stock till the cycles complete.
what size tank do u have and how much live rock?
what do mean by cycled? i will check them in alittle bit. thanks for all your help.
in a new tank set up it usually takes a month for your tank to cycle
the live rock will act as your biological filtration . at the start of your cycle your ammonia will be detected, turning to nitrite then to nitrate . so u cant really add any live stock till the cycles complete.
what size tank do u have and how much live rock?
ace223
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Originally Posted by reefreak29
in a new tank set up it usually takes a month for your tank to cycle
the live rock will act as your biological filtration . at the start of your cycle your ammonia will be detected, turning to nitrite then to nitrate . so u cant really add any live stock till the cycles complete.
what size tank do u have and how much live rock?
i got a 34 gallon red sea max and i got about 48LBS of precured live rock. should the live rock be in the tank?
in a new tank set up it usually takes a month for your tank to cycle
the live rock will act as your biological filtration . at the start of your cycle your ammonia will be detected, turning to nitrite then to nitrate . so u cant really add any live stock till the cycles complete.
what size tank do u have and how much live rock?
i got a 34 gallon red sea max and i got about 48LBS of precured live rock. should the live rock be in the tank?
reefreak29
Active Member
Originally Posted by ace223
i got a 34 gallon red sea max and i got about 48LBS of precured live rock. should the live rock be in the tank?
yeh the live rock is fine in your tank thats what starts the cycle. u have a good amount of live rock inn there also
i got a 34 gallon red sea max and i got about 48LBS of precured live rock. should the live rock be in the tank?
yeh the live rock is fine in your tank thats what starts the cycle. u have a good amount of live rock inn there also
reefreak29
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Originally Posted by ace223
during cycling process can i put a clean up crew i my tank?
i wouldnt ammonia is very toxic , theyll just die. do u have test kits
during cycling process can i put a clean up crew i my tank?
i wouldnt ammonia is very toxic , theyll just die. do u have test kits