Bah! Algea!?

[tuscani]

What kind of problem am I facing here? Recommendations for remediation? Thx!

 

[ryanjohn1]

Dinos

 

[noobreefer2]

I don't think dinos, I would say diatoms, (assuming its a fairly new tank), they will go away on their own, just part of the cycle.

 

[tuscani]

I don't think dinos, I would say diatoms, (assuming its a fairly new tank), they will go away on their own, just part of the cycle.

So it is new. But LFS brought already established\mixed water and live rock when they set it up 10 days ago

 

[Subsea]

So it is new. But LFS brought already established\mixed water and live rock when they set it up 10 days ago.

You do not have a problem. You have a new tank normal cycle. To shorten the algae phase of new tank syndrome, I suggest you introduce competitors & consumers of nuisance algae by adding diver collected live rock.

Gulf Live Rock.com

gulfliverock.com

 

[Lavey29]

If you think that's a problem just wait a few months and see what develops. You will be experiencing a variety of ugly phases throughout the course of your first year and maybe longer. Get some beers and welcome to reefing.

 

[kevgib67]

Congratulations, you’ve reached the first step towards reaching a mature stable tank. Excellent time to begin adding pods . Looks like diatoms to me and are self limiting.

 

[tuscani]

Thanks all.. I guess I was naïve in thinking I would bypass the ugly stage given I used established rock and water for LFS. Apparently I was wrong

 

[Subsea]

Thanks all.. I guess I was naïve in thinking I would bypass the ugly stage given I used established rock and water for LFS. Apparently I was wrong

I agree with your thought of using established rock & water. However, you got stuff from the wrong place. I suggest you get Real Live Rock.

Define established rock. What you got was rock with bacteria and perhaps some coralline algae.

This is established rock.

https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/90af1256-3dfc-46e5-86cb-4b2dddf55349/premium-deco-rock-17.gif/:/cr=t:0%25,l:0%25,w:100%25,h:100%25/rs=w:440,cg:true

This is what comes with established rock.

Gulf Live Rock.com

gulfliverock.com

 

[Subsea]

Thanks all.. I guess I was naïve in thinking I would bypass the ugly stage given I used established rock and water for LFS. Apparently I was wrong

You would have been right if your source was good.

 

[kevgib67]

Thanks all.. I guess I was naïve in thinking I would bypass the ugly stage given I used established rock and water for LFS. Apparently I was wrong

You still will probably benefit from less ugly stage and shorter duration. It’s all part of the joy o reefing.