very cloudy tank

[anthonyjmorale]

Heys guys. Im at the end of my cycle. My ammonia is 0 nitrites 0 and nitrates 10. Yesterday I did a 10% water change to lower the nitrates. I also added cheato. Now today I get home from work and the tank is very cloudy. And the sand and rock have stringy algea "im guessing" with bubbles on the end of them. Thats the best I can desribe it.

[anthonyjmorale]

heres some pics

[Painted skin]

Hard to see from pics, but from what I gather and your description. It's Dino algae.

[anthonyjmorale]

the cloudiness went away over the last few hours. i have a clean up crew from reefcleaners.org coming tomorrow.

[BAGGERZ13]

It looks like I have some of that algae developing in my tank. Is it hazardous or something to be really concerned about?

[wooden_reefer]

Heys guys. Im at the end of my cycle. My ammonia is 0 nitrites 0 and nitrates 10. Yesterday I did a 10% water change to lower the nitrates. I also added cheato. Now today I get home from work and the tank is very cloudy. And the sand and rock have stringy algea "im guessing" with bubbles on the end of them. Thats the best I can desribe it.

Some water change can be good but the main purpose is not to lower the nitrate by just 10%.

Is the logic of changing 10% of the water to get rid of 10% of the nitrate just after cycling seem logical to you?

What is the main difference between 36 and 40 ppm nitrate right after cycling, say?