Algae

[DoriShults]

Okay so we have a gold brown algae all over the rocks and sand. It's a new aquarium and we only have a cleaner crew but they are not doing their job! We have 0 nitrates .05 phosphates all other reading are good. We use ro water. What to do?? I'm ready to scrub rocks!

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

How old is the tank.
Do you have pictures.
What cuc do you have.
What's stopping you from scrubbing it.

 

[jsker]

Diatoms, one of the ugly cycle stages. Silica and phosphates feed diatoms. Check your RO membrane and your phosphates.

 

[Murica]

Not too many people who haven't experienced diatoms in a new tank.. Nine times out of ten they'll go away eventually

 

[DoriShults]

Our RO unit is new, we've used it about a dozen times. The phosphates are zero. I haven't scrubbed stuff because I didn't know if I should?? I'll get some pictures today. Very frustrating.

 

[XNavyDiver]

Our RO unit is new, we've used it about a dozen times. The phosphates are zero. I haven't scrubbed stuff because I didn't know if I should?? I'll get some pictures today. Very frustrating.

They'll go away on their own in time. Just the new tank uglies. Not a problem.

 

[DoriShults]

lol I don't want an ugly tank!!

 

[DoriShults]

So does this mean I can't put any coral in? I have 3 pieces in now and 2 look bad and 1 is doing really well. My mushroom is cover in some algae so I'm going to wipe it off today. I think it's still there. I just order a bunch of small corals We have a cleaning crew they are doing fine but not keeping up with the algae.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

An ugly phase is normal. You can scrub. Let's get a positive id and go from there.