Help my live rock is turning brown

newreef06 · 05/15/2006, 03:49 PM

My liverock has been fully cured and been in my tank for around 2 weeks. The tops of the rock are turning brown. I have some snails there cleaning to brown off of the rock. Does anyone know what this is. Please let me know

kraze3 · 05/15/2006, 04:00 PM

Its your first algea bloom congrats! It means your tank is getting better but the algae itself is awful. If the snails cant keep up you can add some more or add some hermits if you like them.

newreef06 · 05/15/2006, 04:09 PM

Whats the best way to get rid of it. or will it go away buy it self

ezcompany · 05/15/2006, 04:12 PM

it will go away if you add a right cleanup crew and allow ur coralline algae to dominate.

PHIN FAN · 05/15/2006, 05:42 PM

Even if your completely cycled you may still have quite a bit of diatom algae...1 common cause is phosphates probably from the water you used to fill the tank..its all good we all go through this.
You can pick some stuff up at your lfs that will get rid of the phosphates and I would recommend only using r.o. or d.i. water for you tank from now on city/well water sucks...

In my experience depending upon the type of livestock you want in your tank, nothing eats that algae up like a tang. You will be amazed! Good luck friend.

unimike · 05/15/2006, 06:46 PM

I still have the algae problem in my 30 gal tank so I will have to buy more clean up crew but it is looking much more better when I only had 4 hermit crabs and 4 snails now I have 8 crabs, 2 horseshoe crabs to sift the sand, 6 snails but I will have to buy more snails cuz the other 3 died overnight when those 3 fell from the glass when I was sleeping (I think)

victor6er · 05/15/2006, 06:51 PM

Horseshoe crabs?

Never seen anyone with horseshoe crabs... Don't those get REALLY BIG ?

unimike · 05/15/2006, 07:00 PM

Yes they do get big in the wild, but I don't think it does not grow as large as 2 feet long in the aquarium, and once they become too large, I can sell it back to the LFS

jaymz101 · 05/16/2006, 10:42 AM

They do get preyyt big, even in a tank. Hope everything is glued down really well..

05/15/2006, 03:49 PM	#1
newreef06 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Western Ma Posts: 822	Help my live rock is turning brown My liverock has been fully cured and been in my tank for around 2 weeks. The tops of the rock are turning brown. I have some snails there cleaning to brown off of the rock. Does anyone know what this is. Please let me know

05/15/2006, 04:12 PM	#4
ezcompany Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 4,640	it will go away if you add a right cleanup crew and allow ur coralline algae to dominate. __________________ Jin Have a nice day! Current Tank Info: IM40

05/15/2006, 06:51 PM	#7
victor6er Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Emporia, ks Posts: 16	Horseshoe crabs? Never seen anyone with horseshoe crabs... Don't those get REALLY BIG ? __________________ If you're from Kansas and want to get together to swap frags/help new reefers/exchange stories/friendship pm me.....

05/16/2006, 10:42 AM	#9
jaymz101 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: St. Pete, FL Posts: 410	They do get preyyt big, even in a tank. Hope everything is glued down really well.. __________________ In 96 hours, Jack Bauer has killed 93 people and saved the world 4 times. What have you done with your life? Current Tank Info: Lobo, local Oculina, Acro., hydnophora, lots of zoas, caulastrea, pagoda and scroll, foxface flasher wrass and firefish

05/15/2006, 04:00 PM	#2
kraze3 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: RI Posts: 2,373	Its your first algea bloom congrats! It means your tank is getting better but the algae itself is awful. If the snails cant keep up you can add some more or add some hermits if you like them.

05/15/2006, 04:09 PM	#3
newreef06 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Western Ma Posts: 822	Whats the best way to get rid of it. or will it go away buy it self

05/15/2006, 05:42 PM	#5
PHIN FAN Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: North Florida Posts: 55	Even if your completely cycled you may still have quite a bit of diatom algae...1 common cause is phosphates probably from the water you used to fill the tank..its all good we all go through this. You can pick some stuff up at your lfs that will get rid of the phosphates and I would recommend only using r.o. or d.i. water for you tank from now on city/well water sucks... In my experience depending upon the type of livestock you want in your tank, nothing eats that algae up like a tang. You will be amazed! Good luck friend.

05/15/2006, 06:46 PM	#6
unimike Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Whittier, CA Posts: 234	I still have the algae problem in my 30 gal tank so I will have to buy more clean up crew but it is looking much more better when I only had 4 hermit crabs and 4 snails now I have 8 crabs, 2 horseshoe crabs to sift the sand, 6 snails but I will have to buy more snails cuz the other 3 died overnight when those 3 fell from the glass when I was sleeping (I think)

05/15/2006, 07:00 PM	#8
unimike Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Whittier, CA Posts: 234	Yes they do get big in the wild, but I don't think it does not grow as large as 2 feet long in the aquarium, and once they become too large, I can sell it back to the LFS