Why is my sand this color?

One fish · 02/09/2015, 05:52 PM

My tank is about 7 months old. My sand has always been really white and nice. But now I am getting ugly colors and it's all along the glass. I bought a snail that burrows down to maybe help clean it. What is this? Any clue how to stop it?image.jpg

billdogg · 02/09/2015, 06:23 PM

Looks like cyano to me. That's pretty normal for any sandbed. 7 months old? Wait till you see what it looks like at 7 years!

cloak · 02/09/2015, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by billdogg

Looks like cyano to me. That's pretty normal for any sandbed. Wait till you see what it looks like at 7 years!

+1

If it really bugs you just slide an old drivers license or a credit card down the front of the glass to remove it. Piece of cake.

mcgyvr · 02/09/2015, 07:03 PM

I wouldn't say thats normal for ANY sandbed..

but normal for a newish tank or one with a cyano problem..
it should go away..you hope

meidinad · 02/09/2015, 11:06 PM

Cyano. I don't think it's ugly! I think it looks like a natural maturing tank! =) It'll go away with time.

FraggledRock · 02/10/2015, 08:35 AM

its a good way to keep nutrients low =P

02/09/2015, 05:52 PM	#1
One fish Registered Member. Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Springfield Va Posts: 297	Why is my sand this color? My tank is about 7 months old. My sand has always been really white and nice. But now I am getting ugly colors and it's all along the glass. I bought a snail that burrows down to maybe help clean it. What is this? Any clue how to stop it?image.jpg

02/09/2015, 06:23 PM	#2
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	Looks like cyano to me. That's pretty normal for any sandbed. 7 months old? Wait till you see what it looks like at 7 years! __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

02/10/2015, 08:35 AM	#6
FraggledRock Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: New York, New York Posts: 2,185	its a good way to keep nutrients low =P __________________ “For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it.”― Jacques-Yves Cousteau MarineBio.org Current Tank Info: 40 Gallon Breeder w/ Bean Animal Overflow 20G Sump, Mixed Reef.

02/09/2015, 07:03 PM	#4
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	I wouldn't say thats normal for ANY sandbed.. but normal for a newish tank or one with a cyano problem.. it should go away..you hope

02/09/2015, 11:06 PM	#5
meidinad Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Grand Forks, ND Posts: 61	Cyano. I don't think it's ugly! I think it looks like a natural maturing tank! =) It'll go away with time.