Rock colors

Barracuda68 · 06/27/2014, 06:54 PM

I was wondering if anyone could tell me roughly what color changes dry rock changes in a new tank? My system has been setup for about 40 days now and it has gone through a diatom bloom, iadded a cuc and shortened my lighting from 10 hours back to 5 hours. The diatom has subsided, and now a very light yellowish/ greenish hugh is starting to develop. Does anyone know?

Roger30 · 06/27/2014, 07:22 PM

Sounds about right! Mine turned green then coralline started growing. The green then started going away.

Pife · 06/28/2014, 05:00 AM

Tons of different colors.

sponger0 · 06/28/2014, 06:32 AM

From white, to brown, to green to purple/green/pink coraline. This process will take a few months.

Barracuda68 · 06/28/2014, 03:22 PM

Oh ok just wondering. I was just wondering what to look for good or bad. Nothing loooks hairy or anything. Thanks.

Barracuda68 · 07/06/2014, 06:23 PM

Does this color right? There is no hair growing that I can see. And does anyone know what bacteria this is?

AZBigJohn · 07/06/2014, 06:31 PM

Anything but white... White generally denotes dead...

Dull brown primarily with splashes of green, purple, grey, red and lots of other things thrown in to surprise you...

Roger30 · 07/06/2014, 06:39 PM

Here is a close-up of my rock. It's going to continually change color. Then coralline algae is going to start taking over. Looks good to me. Your looks like a green algae.

shesacharmer · 07/06/2014, 06:55 PM

Green is fine as long as it's not hairy. Looks like you are right on track. Keep up with the coraline on the glass. It's far easier to manage as it comes along. Don't worry...you'll have more pink/purple than you know what to do with in the months to come.

Barracuda68 · 07/06/2014, 07:55 PM

Thats good to here. I was hoping that was the case. Makes me feel alot better.

Barracuda68 · 07/06/2014, 07:56 PM

Thank you all..this site rocks with all the good advice!

06/27/2014, 06:54 PM	#1
Barracuda68 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Ma Posts: 63	Rock colors I was wondering if anyone could tell me roughly what color changes dry rock changes in a new tank? My system has been setup for about 40 days now and it has gone through a diatom bloom, iadded a cuc and shortened my lighting from 10 hours back to 5 hours. The diatom has subsided, and now a very light yellowish/ greenish hugh is starting to develop. Does anyone know? __________________ 55 gallon display tank. 20 gallon sump. 1000 gph quietflow pump. Jebao wp-25 wave maker. 55lb dry rock, 3lb live rock. 50 lb sand. T-5ho 4 bulb light 4' Current Tank Info: 55 gallon display, 20 gallon sump, 55 lb rock, 45 lb sand, 1000gph return pump, jebao wavemaker, t5 4 bulb light

06/28/2014, 05:00 AM	#3
Pife Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 7,408	Tons of different colors. __________________ Brandon I'm not saying let's get rid of all the stupid people.* I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out. Current Tank Info: 150g DT plumbed to an 80g frag tank and 220g sump in the basement. ~6-MP40s ~ 12 ATI powered t5s ~ Reefbrites and Radions supplementing ~ Custom GEO Skimmer ~ GEO CA Reactor 6x24~ Iwaki 70 Return ~

06/28/2014, 03:22 PM	#5
Barracuda68 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Ma Posts: 63	Oh ok just wondering. I was just wondering what to look for good or bad. Nothing loooks hairy or anything. Thanks. __________________ 55 gallon display tank. 20 gallon sump. 1000 gph quietflow pump. Jebao wp-25 wave maker. 55lb dry rock, 3lb live rock. 50 lb sand. T-5ho 4 bulb light 4' Current Tank Info: 55 gallon display, 20 gallon sump, 55 lb rock, 45 lb sand, 1000gph return pump, jebao wavemaker, t5 4 bulb light

07/06/2014, 06:31 PM	#7
AZBigJohn Usually confused... Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,091	Anything but white... White generally denotes dead... Dull brown primarily with splashes of green, purple, grey, red and lots of other things thrown in to surprise you... __________________ John Current Tank Info: Currently a 29 gallon all-in-one frag tank and a 210 gallon tank slowly becoming my dream system!

07/06/2014, 06:55 PM	#9
shesacharmer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Central NH Posts: 1,241	Green is fine as long as it's not hairy. Looks like you are right on track. Keep up with the coraline on the glass. It's far easier to manage as it comes along. Don't worry...you'll have more pink/purple than you know what to do with in the months to come. __________________ 75 gal, LR w/refugium, 79 deg, PH 8.0, sg 1.025, amm 0/nit 0/nit 0, Calcium 420, dKH 8.3, mag 1300, Phos 0 Current Tank Info: A work in progress...

06/27/2014, 07:22 PM	#2
Roger30 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Granada Hills Posts: 339	Sounds about right! Mine turned green then coralline started growing. The green then started going away.

06/28/2014, 06:32 AM	#4
sponger0 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 6,659	From white, to brown, to green to purple/green/pink coraline. This process will take a few months.

07/06/2014, 07:55 PM	#10
Barracuda68 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Ma Posts: 63	Thats good to here. I was hoping that was the case. Makes me feel alot better. __________________ 55 gallon display tank. 20 gallon sump. 1000 gph quietflow pump. Jebao wp-25 wave maker. 55lb dry rock, 3lb live rock. 50 lb sand. T-5ho 4 bulb light 4' Current Tank Info: 55 gallon display, 20 gallon sump, 55 lb rock, 45 lb sand, 1000gph return pump, jebao wavemaker, t5 4 bulb light

07/06/2014, 07:56 PM	#11
Barracuda68 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Ma Posts: 63	Thank you all..this site rocks with all the good advice! __________________ 55 gallon display tank. 20 gallon sump. 1000 gph quietflow pump. Jebao wp-25 wave maker. 55lb dry rock, 3lb live rock. 50 lb sand. T-5ho 4 bulb light 4' Current Tank Info: 55 gallon display, 20 gallon sump, 55 lb rock, 45 lb sand, 1000gph return pump, jebao wavemaker, t5 4 bulb light