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Pilonstar
06/12/2011, 09:56 PM
hi folks:

i am setting up a tank with dry rock and i see the first algae appair.
Brown algae i guess is the first but a friend told me it will go and a green and then red will come. it's that true?
thanks heaps.
cheers!:bigeyes:

crobattt
06/12/2011, 09:57 PM
seems, to be whats happening to mine, have you had hair algae yet?

thebkramer
06/12/2011, 10:01 PM
:bounce3: WELCOME TO RC & THE ADDICTION!! :bounce3:

With new tanks, yes, you may see different stages of algae blooms.
Here are some great reads for just starting saltwater tank:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1031074
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1696795
Capn's Log
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1786183
Sk8r's Blogs
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/blog.php?u=116634

Pilonstar
06/12/2011, 10:02 PM
thank you for the info, much appreciated.

Pilonstar
06/12/2011, 10:07 PM
seems, to be whats happening to mine, have you had hair algae yet?

bits of hair algae but the rocks is all cover by brown.

thanks.

vorm
06/12/2011, 11:28 PM
The brown on the rock is most likely diatoms, normal for new tank.
I don't think there is a guaranteed order for different blooms you'll have on a new tank, as there are lots of variables that factor in on what you get and when and how long they last.