Question about tank?

jimmy08 · 12/19/2007, 11:53 PM

The glass and spots on my crushed florida coral are turning brown? (algae i think) Any feedback?

Thanks

brian2kgt · 12/20/2007, 12:00 AM

How old is your tank?

Sounds like diatoms. This is a normal stage of a new tank and should correct itself with time.

jimmy08 · 12/20/2007, 06:21 AM

My tank has been set up for about a month and a half. So this is a normal stage? Are there any fish I could get to help get rid of the brown?

papagimp · 12/20/2007, 07:22 AM

A sandsifting fish may assist in keeping the sandbed stirred up, which in turn helps a little with the diatoms, but honestly, don't worry about em at all. just give the tank a couple more weeks. They should go away on their own, be sure to expect some other forms of annoying algae to pop up afterwards, again normal. The tank will be a little unstable and going through alot of maturing in the next several months. So lot's of new stuff popping up, maybe causing the tank to look a little unsightly for awhile, but just hang in their.

BangkokMatt · 12/20/2007, 07:24 AM

Just keep up with your maintenance. As brian2kgt said, it is perfectly normal - no need to get a fish to sort it. You can run a phosban reactor to help get rid of phosphates. Its a good idea to run them from the initial stages of your tank.

12/19/2007, 11:53 PM	#1
jimmy08 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 98	Question about tank? The glass and spots on my crushed florida coral are turning brown? (algae i think) Any feedback? Thanks __________________ Jimmy Pagano Current Tank Info: 90 gallon tank

12/20/2007, 06:21 AM	#3
jimmy08 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 98	My tank has been set up for about a month and a half. So this is a normal stage? Are there any fish I could get to help get rid of the brown? __________________ Jimmy Pagano Current Tank Info: 90 gallon tank

12/20/2007, 07:22 AM	#4
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	A sandsifting fish may assist in keeping the sandbed stirred up, which in turn helps a little with the diatoms, but honestly, don't worry about em at all. just give the tank a couple more weeks. They should go away on their own, be sure to expect some other forms of annoying algae to pop up afterwards, again normal. The tank will be a little unstable and going through alot of maturing in the next several months. So lot's of new stuff popping up, maybe causing the tank to look a little unsightly for awhile, but just hang in their. __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011

12/20/2007, 07:24 AM	#5
BangkokMatt Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Krung Thep Posts: 3,100	Just keep up with your maintenance. As brian2kgt said, it is perfectly normal - no need to get a fish to sort it. You can run a phosban reactor to help get rid of phosphates. Its a good idea to run them from the initial stages of your tank. __________________ I've spent a lot of money on booze, women and fish. The rest I just squandered. Current Tank Info: 150g sps Reef (now FOWLR after a devastating crash due to chiller) , 2x400w MH (Icecap ballast, Lumenmax 2, Reeflux 12k SE), Deltec AP701, Grotech Tec III, Chiller, 2 x Tunze 6101, 1 x 6205 (+ m/c), bla bla

12/20/2007, 12:00 AM	#2
brian2kgt Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: SW Pennsylvania Posts: 93	How old is your tank? Sounds like diatoms. This is a normal stage of a new tank and should correct itself with time.