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04/05/2014, 06:42 PM | #1 |
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Quick question
Still cycling my first tank a 20 gallon reef. I used real reef rock for my live rock and today I moved a piece around and notice it has like a grey film on it on some places. It wipes off but I also checked the sponge on the aquaclear 110 and it was grey too. I hope it's not the rock cause it wasn't cheap lol. The sand was dry sand special grade carib sea.
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04/05/2014, 06:50 PM | #2 |
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could you post a pic?
It sounds like it might just be organic film or algae of some sort.
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04/05/2014, 11:40 PM | #3 |
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Probably just some algae that will go away in time. You could get a turkey baster and blow it off periodically since you're still in the middle of the cycle.
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04/08/2014, 10:57 AM | #4 |
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04/08/2014, 11:17 AM | #6 |
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Looks like bacteria to me. Increased flow would probably help, but it is common during the cycle.
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04/08/2014, 12:49 PM | #7 |
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Ok thanks
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