Whats growing ?

jonto · 09/07/2017, 08:13 PM

My tank has been cycled for several days. This is the first sign of anything growing. Is it and is it good or bad? No livestock yet.

jonto · 09/07/2017, 10:47 PM

The spots are a yellowish-gold in color. Did a water change today and will do water tests tomorrow. Just need to know what it is and what water parameters might be causing it.
Jim

UTCReefer · 09/07/2017, 11:56 PM

Just some algae, itll go away in a few weeks.

mcgyvr · 09/08/2017, 04:30 AM

That is "diatoms"..
A totally normal part of a new tank..
As stated it will go away on its own usually after a few weeks or so..

jonto · 09/13/2017, 07:52 PM

Hello again folks,
Well the algae is still growing. Its getting worse and is
now on the sand and starting on the glass. Should I
still wait it out? Its been cycled a couple weeks.
Tank tests show:
Ammonia ................. 0
Nitrite ..................... 0
Nitrate .................... 18
pH ......................... 8.3
kH ......................... 6.5
Phos ...................... .04
Salinity .................. 1.023
Will be doing a water change in a couple days.
I still haven't added any stock (hopefully this weekend).
I just don't want to get things out of control.
Thanks
Jim

snowlynx · 09/13/2017, 11:18 PM

I'm going on 3 months and still have brown/green algae on rocks and glass.
the green algae was a breeze to clean on the glass but nows it's the harder tiny spots,
tough stuff.

I have low iron glass so weary of razor blade and scratches

Conches are awesome. Cerith and Marguerita are ok too.

SFish · 09/14/2017, 03:13 AM

As stated the diatoms will bloom then die. Nothing to worry about.

jlmawp · 09/14/2017, 08:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonto

Hello again folks,
Well the algae is still growing. Its getting worse and is
now on the sand and starting on the glass. Should I
still wait it out? Its been cycled a couple weeks.
Tank tests show:
Ammonia ................. 0
Nitrite ..................... 0
Nitrate .................... 18
pH ......................... 8.3
kH ......................... 6.5
Phos ...................... .04
Salinity .................. 1.023
Will be doing a water change in a couple days.
I still haven't added any stock (hopefully this weekend).
I just don't want to get things out of control.
Thanks
Jim

Don't worry about the algae/diatoms. They're going to grow at this point, pretty much no matter what you do. Just let it run its course. Get your cleanup crew this weekend and let them do what they do best. We have all gone through this part.

It's the uglies, but it will pass. Give it time. Everything else seems great, so don't change a thing. Looking good so far.

crawlerman · 09/14/2017, 08:50 AM

Just diatoms as everyone says. This is part of the process with a new tank. Could take months to completely disappear. Then the hair algae will come, then the coralline algae. It's best to just let it run it's course and control nitrates and phosphates through regular water changes. Don't use any kind of chemical algae remover. Eventually the coralline will grow on the glass and you will have no choice but to scrape the glass. I have never scratched my glass with a scraper. It's always the magnetic cleaner picking up sand.

jlmawp · 09/14/2017, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crawlerman

It's always the magnetic cleaner picking up sand.

That drives me crazy!

09/07/2017, 08:13 PM	#1
jonto Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Porterville, Ca. Posts: 110	Whats growing ? My tank has been cycled for several days. This is the first sign of anything growing. Is it and is it good or bad? No livestock yet. Last edited by jonto; 12/18/2017 at 07:23 PM.

09/08/2017, 04:30 AM	#4
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	That is "diatoms".. A totally normal part of a new tank.. As stated it will go away on its own usually after a few weeks or so.. __________________ Who me?

09/13/2017, 07:52 PM	#5
jonto Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Porterville, Ca. Posts: 110	Hello again folks, Well the algae is still growing. Its getting worse and is now on the sand and starting on the glass. Should I still wait it out? Its been cycled a couple weeks. Tank tests show: Ammonia ................. 0 Nitrite ..................... 0 Nitrate .................... 18 pH ......................... 8.3 kH ......................... 6.5 Phos ...................... .04 Salinity .................. 1.023 Will be doing a water change in a couple days. I still haven't added any stock (hopefully this weekend). I just don't want to get things out of control. Thanks Jim Last edited by jonto; 12/18/2017 at 07:23 PM.

09/14/2017, 03:13 AM	#7
SFish Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 2,062	As stated the diatoms will bloom then die. Nothing to worry about. __________________ “A straight line may be the shortest distance between two points but it is by no means the most interesting.”

09/07/2017, 10:47 PM	#2
jonto Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Porterville, Ca. Posts: 110	The spots are a yellowish-gold in color. Did a water change today and will do water tests tomorrow. Just need to know what it is and what water parameters might be causing it. Jim

09/07/2017, 11:56 PM	#3
UTCReefer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 652	Just some algae, itll go away in a few weeks.

09/13/2017, 11:18 PM	#6
snowlynx Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: California Posts: 244	I'm going on 3 months and still have brown/green algae on rocks and glass. the green algae was a breeze to clean on the glass but nows it's the harder tiny spots, tough stuff. I have low iron glass so weary of razor blade and scratches Conches are awesome. Cerith and Marguerita are ok too.

09/14/2017, 08:50 AM	#9
crawlerman Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 503	Just diatoms as everyone says. This is part of the process with a new tank. Could take months to completely disappear. Then the hair algae will come, then the coralline algae. It's best to just let it run it's course and control nitrates and phosphates through regular water changes. Don't use any kind of chemical algae remover. Eventually the coralline will grow on the glass and you will have no choice but to scrape the glass. I have never scratched my glass with a scraper. It's always the magnetic cleaner picking up sand.