Updates on new SW tank
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woodymdt
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Originally posted by arkey.d
The brown haze could be dead diatoms, most new tanks get them and then they go away all by themselves. They feed off of silicates. As long as you are not using tap water they will go away. They might have already been there from the LFS.
Ok sounds good. :happy:
woodymdt
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Ok, I'm getting some action in the tank now. There are some more what I think are anemone's showing themselves on this gulf LR. If my tank hasn't spiked during the cycle yet, do you guys think I'm going to lose these creatures?
Is there anything I can do to help them out?
Here's the best shot I can get of one of them so far...anyone have any guesses?
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Is there anything I can do to help them out?
Here's the best shot I can get of one of them so far...anyone have any guesses?
:jumping:
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mike6969n
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looking good woody and i do like the new lr arrangement better that way. could you try and get a close up of the big one on the top in the middle with all of that purple on it. looks really good and interesting just wanted to see what it looked like close up.
thanks, mike
btw i just done my test this afternoon and these are my readings
sal- 1.024
ammonia has dropped back down to 2.0
nitrites up to between 2.0 & 5.0
nitrates- up to 20
ph - 8.2
temp- 80 degrees
i think i am very near the end of my cycle!!!!!! hey everyone since my nitrates are up to 20 now should i do a water change or wait until my amonia and trites dropped all the way back down to 0.
getting really excited now that i am close to cycling. and payday is wed. can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!
:jumping:
:jumping: :happyfish :happyfish
thanks, mike
btw i just done my test this afternoon and these are my readings
sal- 1.024
ammonia has dropped back down to 2.0
nitrites up to between 2.0 & 5.0
nitrates- up to 20
ph - 8.2
temp- 80 degrees
i think i am very near the end of my cycle!!!!!! hey everyone since my nitrates are up to 20 now should i do a water change or wait until my amonia and trites dropped all the way back down to 0.
getting really excited now that i am close to cycling. and payday is wed. can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!
:jumping:
:jumping: :happyfish :happyfish
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mike6969n
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btw woody did those plants in your tank come on your lr also?
mike
mike
arkey.d
Member
Originally posted by mike6969n
looking good woody and i do like the new lr arrangement better that way. could you try and get a close up of the big one on the top in the middle with all of that purple on it. looks really good and interesting just wanted to see what it looked like close up.
thanks, mike
btw i just done my test this afternoon and these are my readings
sal- 1.024
ammonia has dropped back down to 2.0
nitrites up to between 2.0 & 5.0
nitrates- up to 20
ph - 8.2
temp- 80 degrees
i think i am very near the end of my cycle!!!!!! hey everyone since my nitrates are up to 20 now should i do a water change or wait until my amonia and trites dropped all the way back down to 0.
getting really excited now that i am close to cycling. and payday is wed. can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!
:jumping:
:jumping: :happyfish :happyfish Don't do a water change until your cycle is complete. Otherwise it will take twice as long.
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mike6969n
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hey woody,
the lr lookes great. you and the wife done an excellent job picking it out. thanks for the pics. hope your coral does make it. at least you already have your lighting system in place that has got to help.
later,
mike
the lr lookes great. you and the wife done an excellent job picking it out. thanks for the pics. hope your coral does make it. at least you already have your lighting system in place that has got to help.
later,
mike
woodymdt
Member
Originally posted by mike6969n
hey woody,
the lr lookes great. you and the wife done an excellent job picking it out. thanks for the pics. hope your coral does make it. at least you already have your lighting system in place that has got to help.
later,
mike
I hope they make it as well. And the shrimp, even though I haven't seen him but once. Do they get more curious as they grow?
arkey.d
Member
Originally posted by woodymdt
Ok, I got home this evening, and this brown stuff is spreading. It's now almost completely covering this top rock, it's on some of my heater, and on top of one of my powerheads......
Arkey?? Still think it's diatoms??
Yep that's what it looks like to me. Here's part of the New Hobbiest thread by Beth.
Diatoms: Usually appears as a brown dusting or film on the glass, LR, or substrate. The brown dust that is seen is actually not the algae but dead diatom skeletons linked together. Many times this is the first algae to develop in an aquarium and is often seen within the first four months of setup.
Diatoms need silicates to grow and only last as long as there is a supply in the water. One of the most common ways silicates are introduced to the tank is through the use of tap water. Untreated tap water may contain silicates as well as other unwanted additives to the aquarium. Other means of silicate introduction can be the use of play sand that contains silicates or the curing of LR.
Silicates: This is the compound required by diatoms for growth. If there are no silicates in the water there will be no diatoms.
Common sources of silicates include tap water, play sand that contains silicates, and the curing of LR.
As long as your not using Tap Water, it should go away on it's own.