Coralline after 2 days?

[a.t.t.r]

How much flow do you have?

 

[Tlledsmar]

How much flow do you have?

Currently set at 180gph at the canister. Skimmer moving about 400gph. And a couple powerhead set low, no way to measure them. Rated at 600gph but set at like 30%

 

[kittenbritches]

Currently set at 180gph at the canister. Skimmer moving about 400gph. And a couple powerhead set low, no way to measure them. Rated at 600gph but set at like 30%

600*0.3=180

 

[Tlledsmar]

600*0.3=180

Haha, I know that but I seriously doubt the manufacturer's rating is accurate

 

[a.t.t.r]

600*0.3=180

Well some manufactures like ai have 1 percent being the min the pump can do instead of 1 percent of the max output. Like Nero 3 at 1 percent does 630 or so gph. Kinda makes it annoying to actually set up the pumps.

eitherway I’m shocked that dust of sand isn’t blowing around his tank

 

[Lyss]

Well some manufactures like ai have 1 percent being the min the pump can do instead of 1 percent of the max output. Like Nero 3 at 1 percent does 630 or so gph. Kinda makes it annoying to actually set up the pumps.

eitherway I’m shocked that dust of sand isn’t blowing around his tank

If it's pulverized limestone, dolomite or whatever kind it is, it could be more like a compacted powder than grains of sand. IDK.

 

[Tlledsmar]

If it's pulverized limestone, dolomite or whatever kind it is, it could be more like a compacted powder than grains of sand. IDK.

Well some manufactures like ai have 1 percent being the min the pump can do instead of 1 percent of the max output. Like Nero 3 at 1 percent does 630 or so gph. Kinda makes it annoying to actually set up the pumps.

eitherway I’m shocked that dust of sand isn’t blowing around his tank

It actually did blow around real bad in the beginning but once it settled and was wet it stays put within reason. It is very very fine. Like flour I would say.

 

[Tlledsmar]

New development, possibly related...

Can't get a decent pic because my skimmer was making waves and retracting the light all weird but it is little balls of tiny egg lookin things. Almost reminds me of shrimp eggs.

 

[Tlledsmar]

Well, I went to vacuum the blotches out again and now there's nothing, but the substrate has been moved around so maybe the fish stirred it up and it went somewhere far away, idk

 

[WheatToast]

Update?

 

[Tamberav]

Currently freaking out

cyano and other ugly stuff is fairly standard occurrence in new reef tanks. Hope it is going ok.

 

[SlugSnorter]

Currently freaking out

Your tank will get diatoms or cyano, or maybe both, its not a huge deal, it goes away with time and proper care. its called the ugly stage. It's not harmful, just a tad ugly for a while until your tank matures a bit more

 

[Tlledsmar]

Update?

Oh, yeah it was likely cyano. It was there and then got shaded out by several types of algae. Now algae is receding and corals are going in.

 

[WheatToast]

How’s the sand?

 

[Tlledsmar]

How’s the sand?

It's pretty good. Stays in place for the most part. The clowns do weird clown stuff and make little dust clouds but nothing crazy. Crabs walking on it doesn't affect it at all. It's all kinda one entity now. It was quite dusty at first