Cyanobacteria in 2 week old tank?

[Mako72]

Hello, I have a tank that has been cycling for about two weeks, I noticed some red blotches on the live rock, I am hoping it is coralline algae but I notices some small patches on the substrate...I just have some snails and hermit crabs in there to help control the algae blooms. Could there be cyanobacteria this soon?

[bertoni]

Yes, that'd be normal in such a new tank.

[sedor]

Could be...its definitely not coralline algae. Don't worry though your tank is going to go through a lot of algae issues before it settles in.

[tmz]

Yes likely cyanobacteria.