Eerie/Weird Substance in New Tank (with pics)

shawnriv · 05/06/2014, 04:18 PM

Last night I added new live sand and ro/di water to my new 29G reef tank. I came home from work today and noticed this very weird substance all over the tank. My protein skimmer and powerhead has not been on since I wanted the sand to settle. I have no idea what this is. Any ideas and what I should do?

Thanks

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Reefer54 · 05/06/2014, 04:22 PM

bacterial bloom. it should reseolve itself with time. once their foodsource is depleted so will the bloom.

shawnriv · 05/06/2014, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Reefer54

bacterial bloom. it should reseolve itself with time. once their foodsource is depleted so will the bloom.

I put the sand and water in last night. I've never seen anything like this before. It sort of resembles cobwebs. Should I turn on my protein skimmer and power head? Should I try netting some of it out?

Thanks

05/06/2014, 04:18 PM	#1
shawnriv Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 185	Eerie/Weird Substance in New Tank (with pics) Last night I added new live sand and ro/di water to my new 29G reef tank. I came home from work today and noticed this very weird substance all over the tank. My protein skimmer and powerhead has not been on since I wanted the sand to settle. I have no idea what this is. Any ideas and what I should do? Thanks http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n...ps59f6794b.jpg http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n...ps7aba0f00.jpg

05/06/2014, 04:22 PM	#2
Reefer54 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Avon Posts: 1,087	bacterial bloom. it should reseolve itself with time. once their foodsource is depleted so will the bloom. __________________ R54 Current Tank Info: 36 x 36 x 25 Cube, mixed reef, A360WE x 3, A350N x 1, 40GB sump, RDSB, Remote LR Cryptic, 2 WP-40's, ummm....