brown stuff with pics

[supernareg]

so this brown / bronze looking stuff decided to take over my powerhead and my rocks n stuff. i have some brown / green algae or diatoms on my sandbed.


is this a cycle? this is in the tank that the ammonia was really high. its a mature tank, i dont know why its cycling?


http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e349/supernareg/P4250312.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e349/supernareg/P4250311.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e349/supernareg/P4250310.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e349/supernareg/P4250309.jpg

[jdk504]

not sure is it everywhere?

[supernareg]

bits n pieces here n there

[reeferman06]

diatoms*** or
diotoms***

[reeferman06]

diatoms*** or
diotoms***

[alan214]

My vote is for it being a diatom bloom.

[Aquabucket]

Leave your lights off for three days, (http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1078532) run some fresh carbon and do a water change afterwards.

[drummereef]

How old is the tank?
Do you use RO/DI water?
Do you know the TDS?

:)

[BigDaddy]

If it's stringy w/ air bubbles in it then it's probably a dino bloom.

Ozone works best on that. If it is a dino bloom, left untreated it will kill all of your snails and sand critters.

I would turn off your lights for 72hrs and run ozone.

[supernareg]

all my snails are already dead :(

my zoos are closing up too, have been for a week atleast. fish are doing great though.

[BigDaddy]

It's dinos then, leave the tank dark for 3 days, an I'd invest in ozone, also do some water changes. Don't buy any snails until ur dinos are under control.

[navipro1]

yep, turn off lights for 3 days, then clean tank if needed.

[Aquabucket]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9815060#post9815060 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BigDaddy
It's dinos then, leave the tank dark for 3 days, an I'd invest in ozone, also do some water changes. Don't buy any snails until ur dinos are under control.

You don't need to run ozone to have success. A 3 day black-out will be enough wipe out the dinos IME. Running ozone can be dangerous and many people fail to run it properly through a specifically designed reactor. A UV sterilizer is better suited to help rid dinos.

[davidryder]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9813326#post9813326 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Aquabucket
Leave your lights off for three days, (http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1078532) run some fresh carbon and do a water change afterwards.

Sir, I like your style.

Cheers!

[supernareg]

i turned them off today, will leave off till sunday.

[navipro1]

awesome, let us know your outcome !