Yeah just let the tank do it’s thing and try to maintain cleanliness, scrubbing glass, siphoning sand detritus, I used a hydro flask scrubber to take what I could off the rock before changing water.in a few months all that should/will be settled. Get some tangs later and grow cheato to our compete the algae food.(nitrates&phosphates) don’t feel discouraged you’ll just have to ride the wave!!!
Determining if my tank is cycled.
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Your cycled as brandon429 said . Now time for a clean up crew since you have algae. Get some snails that live on rock and some that like to climb glass. See what they will eat. if they dont get it all then you will need to help them by removing some. Its not a big deal. Stuff is going to grow
5ppm to 10ppm is ok on the nitrate. I would try to get in the habit of doing 10% water changes per week.
5ppm to 10ppm is ok on the nitrate. I would try to get in the habit of doing 10% water changes per week.
im on the fence about cleanup crews, not only do they die easily but they also leave there shells in the sand and at times in your check valves
i have my 180 gallon with absolutely no crabs, snails, urchins, to clean. i feel like they cause more issues, cleaning manually and having a great fish crew to clean is (to me) the easy way to do it. also i have noticed more dead hermits and snails in my previous tanks during the cycling period so its just like adding the fish in unstable water. but try whats best for you
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I haven't had any die yet so fingers crossed. I feel like since my tank is so small and I'm limited in how many fish I can put in the tank, so hopefully the cuc will work well for my tank.im on the fence about cleanup crews, not only do they die easily but they also leave there shells in the sand and at times in your check valves
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I have 5 margarita snails. Is there a other specific kind you recommend?
Those are good and should eat some of your algae.
Turbo's are big and one will clean your tank.
Trochus are good for cleaning up you glass.
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System looks good and progressing. Scrub out and remove the fern like akgae if possible... looks like bryopsus possibly. The other green film algae is normal.
Margarita snails typically due after a few months in our systems. Supposedly, they are a cooler water type snail and our tanks are warmer than they prefer. But, they will work hard while they are alive.
I like trochus snails, but you only need a few in that tank size. Astraea snails are also great grazers... but can't flip themselves over so sometimes you have to give them some help. Nerite work well but will escape the tank if no lid. Cerith look pretty and the bigger ones work... but not huge eaters since they are smaller.
I have one Mexican turbo in a 75g... with the other snacks, he can keep everything in check so far.
Nassarious are good for cleaning up left over food in the sand and rocks... they don't eat algae.
Margarita snails typically due after a few months in our systems. Supposedly, they are a cooler water type snail and our tanks are warmer than they prefer. But, they will work hard while they are alive.
I like trochus snails, but you only need a few in that tank size. Astraea snails are also great grazers... but can't flip themselves over so sometimes you have to give them some help. Nerite work well but will escape the tank if no lid. Cerith look pretty and the bigger ones work... but not huge eaters since they are smaller.
I have one Mexican turbo in a 75g... with the other snacks, he can keep everything in check so far.
Nassarious are good for cleaning up left over food in the sand and rocks... they don't eat algae.
