Had red bacteria, treated it, now something brown

[Heidivee]

I have 10 gallon tank. Ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, and temperature high. Still cycling. Got red bacteria, lowered temp and treated with chemiclean that fish store recommended. Now it's brown. The patch in the sand hasn't changed but now I'm getting new brown on rocks. What do I do now?

 

[Jekyl]

There's no reason to be adding chemicals during a cycle. All different forms of algae are normal and supposed to happen while a tank matures.

 

[Heidivee]

Thank you. So it goes away once you get your levels right. I'm about 2.5 weeks into cycling.

 

[Jekyl]

Thank you. So it goes away once you get your levels right. I'm about 2.5 weeks into cycling.

Over the next year or so your entire tank will undergo a lot of changes. You'll have algae in all different colors and sizes. Remove what you can by hand, manage parameters, update CuC as necessary. That's all there is to it. Everyone who uses dry rock deals with the ugly phase. It's normal and there's nothing wrong with it.

 

[Heidivee]

CuC?

 

[Jekyl]

CuC?

Clean up crew. Snails, hermits and such

 

[Jekyl]

What you have now is just simple diatoms. They are consuming the silicate in your tank and is something everyone with a new tank deals with. Next all of your rocks will turn a shade of green, then probably some hair algae, finally coraline will start showing up and you begin the home stretch.

 

[Heidivee]

Clean up crew. Snails, hermits and such

I'll add CuC was the numbers are under control. Thanks.

 

[Just John]

A shade of green he says. It doesn't get much brighter than the shade of green I had once!

 

[Borat]

Thumbs up to your LFS sales person!

 

[Heidivee]

A shade of green he says. It doesn't get much brighter than the shade of green I had once!

That's mighty green.