Simon68
07/10/2008, 09:57 AM
My tank is cycling for about 6 weeks now.
Ammonia 0
Nitrites .25
Nitrates 0
In my fuge, I have 15 lbs of live sand, 15 lbs of live rock and a chaeto ball. It's being lit 24/7. I am having a massive hair algae breaout all over the walls of the fuge, the chaeto ball is growing and is a dark green, which I know is good.
There is also what looks like red algae as well along the walls and on some of the rock in the fuge.
For the most part the DT is clear of this, there are some spots of hair algae in the DT, like on a powerhead and some isolated on a rock or two, but mostly it's all in the fuge.
Is this normal, should I shut the lights to the fuge or is it rather the fact that this is in the fuge is the reason it's not in the DT and therefore good?
Also, my nitrites seem stuck at .25 anything to do with that or just wait it out?
Ammonia 0
Nitrites .25
Nitrates 0
In my fuge, I have 15 lbs of live sand, 15 lbs of live rock and a chaeto ball. It's being lit 24/7. I am having a massive hair algae breaout all over the walls of the fuge, the chaeto ball is growing and is a dark green, which I know is good.
There is also what looks like red algae as well along the walls and on some of the rock in the fuge.
For the most part the DT is clear of this, there are some spots of hair algae in the DT, like on a powerhead and some isolated on a rock or two, but mostly it's all in the fuge.
Is this normal, should I shut the lights to the fuge or is it rather the fact that this is in the fuge is the reason it's not in the DT and therefore good?
Also, my nitrites seem stuck at .25 anything to do with that or just wait it out?