Is this diatoms?

[carterpaules]

Started cycling over a week ago. Is this diatoms?

 

[Roosterjack]

Diatoms are more a fine powdery looking infestation. I don’t think so.

 

[carterpaules]

Diatoms are more a fine powdery looking infestation. I don’t think so.

Humm okay it started growing 2 day ago... could it be brown algae then?

 

[supernanoguy]

Looks like brown hair algae with maybe some cyano. Hard to say without microscope.

 

[carterpaules]

Looks like brown hair algae with maybe some cyano. Hard to say without microscope.

Should I just leave it alone for now?

 

[supernanoguy]

Monitor it yet. Take full range of tests and write them down. If it continues test again and see what’s changing.

 

[carterpaules]

Monitor it yet. Take full range of tests and write them down. If it continues test again and see what’s changing.

okay! Thanks would
It be because of lack of ammonium, I didn’t overlook a few things while setting the tank up. Just a random theory?

 

[supernanoguy]

I’m not sure how you started your cycle. Did you get high ammonia yet? Did you add bacteria to jump start it?

 

[carterpaules]

I’m not sure how you started your cycle. Did you get high ammonia yet? Did you add bacteria to jump start it?

Yea okay so I got 40lbs live sand and 20lbs of live rock with 20lbs dry rock (it was coralliife shellfing rock. I mistakenly bought a few snails at the same time as the life rock I know dumb but I made a mistake so I filled the tank with RO water live sand and rock then a few hours later the snails and some dr Tim’s one and only. I found out the next day I need some ammonia so I’ve been feeding the snails some algae pellets 1-2 pellets a day . Water quality is fine as I can tell .3 phosphates 1.025 salinity and 10dkh... I’ve been doing water charges every 2-3 days....

 

[supernanoguy]

So in my experience you need ammonia above 4ppm. Then add the bacteria and wait about 8 days for nitrates to be around 40ppm. Water change then clean up crew. Water change a week later. Add fish. Dkh seems high. What kind of test are you using.

 

[carterpaules]

So in my experience you need ammonia above 4ppm. Then add the bacteria and wait about 8 days for nitrates to be around 40ppm. Water change then clean up crew. Water change a week later. Add fish. Dkh seems high. What kind of test are you using.

Hanna and seflate or however you spell it

 

[supernanoguy]

What is the nitrate reading?

 

[carterpaules]

What is the nitrate reading?

Wellllllllllll I havnt gotten that test kit yet it’s allegedly supposed to come Monday

 

[supernanoguy]

Let us know the results. Will tell you a lot about where you are in the cycle.

 

[carterpaules]

Let us know the results. Will tell you a lot about where you are in the cycle.

Okay i will. do you think the dr tims one and only messed things up? Should i stop feeding the inverts alge pellets till thing?