Is the brown ok?

[Treenk]

I'm approx 4 months into this tank. I got a new light maybe a month ago, and before the light my tank was mainly green. I had already gone through diatoms, and didnt even realize how brown my tank was until last night. I rarely look at it at night so I just didnt notice. This is my tank in day time and night time. Should i be fighting this brown stuff?

 

[Katrina71]

Totally normal. Let it ride.

 

[Ron Reefman]

It's just the difference of the light spectrum you are using to look at it. I don't think you have anything to worry about.

 

[Cell]

No need to stress over it, it's relatively normal, but you can still be proactive about it and blow it off the rocks and vacuum your sand, water change etc...

 

[Treenk]

Ok thanks guys I dont want it to turn all the way brown, but at the same time corals are all happy so I'm afraid to do much.

 

[BeejReef]

The rocks will turn color in a successful tank. It will end up in a lovely hue of purple or pink at some point. They may turn green or yellowish in the interim.. lol

 

[destro]

The progress to tank maturity is what I see. Get in with a turkey baster and blow off what you can and let the filtration do the rest.

 

[Treenk]

I dont know what will blow off I have to scrub the glass to get it off lol

 

[Uncle99]

Mexican Turbos for that, just a couple though......
They will help ya get through the next stage.

 

[Treenk]

All I have are trochus but they bread so much that I dont think I should add more snails... will they not do the job?

 

[Uncle99]

I had no luck on the brown/red with trochus, but that’s just my case.
I have some ninja astreas and they do a bit of the green, but real slow.

My Mexicans do all colors fast, mine are huge about the size of half a ping pong ball, but not to many, a few can go along way and then won’t starve.