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[jdivz87]

Should I worry?
Did a 10% water change a couple days ago and this popped up. Yes I used non TDS RODI.

 

[Sharkbait19]

Looks like diatoms.
How new is the tank?
Any sand sifters in there?

 

[jdivz87]

I had an outbreak maybe month and a half ago and shut off lights came back now it’s back lol and beginning august

 

[jdivz87]

have a CUC that’s all lol

 

[Dee tre]

Should I worry?
Did a 10% water change a couple days ago and this popped up. Yes I used non TDS RODI.

You should know by now your going to be asked the following:
1. How old is your tank
2. What are your perimeters
Your rock looks like dry base rock and your probably still cycling or coming out of it

 

[jdivz87]

You should know by now your going to be asked the following:
1. How old is your tank
2. What are your perimeters
Your rock looks like dry base rock and your probably still cycling or coming out of it

Yeah I know lol tank about 4 months and perimters.. well it’s a 40g breeder lol

jk parameters I’m not sure getting testing Wednesday at LFS

 

[cclark]

Dose the tank with vibrant, and keep your water changes on schedule. No need to dump healthy water if it’s doesn’t need to be changed. Vibrant will turn around a tank indefinitely in most cases. Your tanks young, your having an algae bloom because all the bacteria in your tank hasn’t been put in check yet. Vibrant and patience is your solution.

 

[Dee tre]

Yeah I know lol tank about 4 months and perimters.. well it’s a 40g breeder lol

jk parameters I’m not sure getting testing Wednesday at LFS

I wouldn't worry 4months in i saw the same thing im new to the saltwater community as well almost a year in be patient stod tankering don't be so quick to dose anything BE PATIENT and test and research and be patient things always heal with time

 

[Sharkbait19]

4 months is young - a diatom bloom is pretty normal early on.
I’d add sand sifting inverts like nassarius snails, conches, and a pistol shrimp to the cuc which will help to stir the sandbed and keep algae and detritus from settling.

 

[HBtank]

Dose the tank with vibrant, and keep your water changes on schedule. No need to dump healthy water if it’s doesn’t need to be changed. Vibrant will turn around a tank indefinitely in most cases. Your tanks young, your having an algae bloom because all the bacteria in your tank hasn’t been put in check yet. Vibrant and patience is your solution.

I don’t think they should resort to a bottle of algaecide for a perfectly normal/expected occurance.

More cleanup crew is the best choice to manage this as the tank matures, cerith snails are good for diatoms on the sand as well as rocks/glass.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Should I worry?
Did a 10% water change a couple days ago and this popped up. Yes I used non TDS RODI.

Pics are very high in blue to confirm what it is and best under white lighting but looks like the start of dino. To confirm, if your phos and nitrates are low , you likely have dino. If not, may be diatom.
If dino which is my hunch, you can stay ahead of it and beat it now with steps below which is easier than it sounds. If it would be diatom, this will also get addressed with method:
Prepare by starting with a water change and blow this stuff loose with a turkey baster and siphon up loose particles.
Turn lights off (at least white and run blue at 10-15% IF you have light dependent corals) for 5 days and at night dose 1ml of 3% hydrogen peroxide per 10 gallons for all 5 nights. If you dont have light dependent coral- turn all lights off.
During the day dose 1ml of liquid bacteria (such as bacter 7 or XLM) per 10 gallons.
Clean filters daily and DO NOT FEED CORAL FOODS OR ADD NOPOX as it is food for dinos.
Day 5,, you can start with blue lights - ramping up and work your white lights up slowly

To confirm dino, if you clean and siphon this up tonite and its back tomorrow, likely dino which thrives off of light easily

 

[Dburr1014]

No vibrant please.
That will mess up the natural progression of the tank which goes for about a year or two.

 

[jdivz87]

No vibrant please.
That will mess up the natural progression of the tank which goes for about a year or two.

All you had to say bro

 

[jdivz87]

Pics are very high in blue to confirm what it is and best under white lighting but looks like the start of dino. To confirm, if your phos and nitrates are low , you likely have dino. If not, may be diatom.
If dino which is my hunch, you can stay ahead of it and beat it now with steps below which is easier than it sounds. If it would be diatom, this will also get addressed with method:
Prepare by starting with a water change and blow this stuff loose with a turkey baster and siphon up loose particles.
Turn lights off (at least white and run blue at 10-15% IF you have light dependent corals) for 5 days and at night dose 1ml of 3% hydrogen peroxide per 10 gallons for all 5 nights. If you dont have light dependent coral- turn all lights off.
During the day dose 1ml of liquid bacteria (such as bacter 7 or XLM) per 10 gallons.
Clean filters daily and DO NOT FEED CORAL FOODS OR ADD NOPOX as it is food for dinos.
Day 5,, you can start with blue lights - ramping up and work your white lights up slowly

To confirm dino, if you clean and siphon this up tonite and its back tomorrow, likely dino which thrives off of light easily

Thank you for this very informative

 

[jdivz87]

Pics are very high in blue to confirm what it is and best under white lighting but looks like the start of dino. To confirm, if your phos and nitrates are low , you likely have dino. If not, may be diatom.
If dino which is my hunch, you can stay ahead of it and beat it now with steps below which is easier than it sounds. If it would be diatom, this will also get addressed with method:
Prepare by starting with a water change and blow this stuff loose with a turkey baster and siphon up loose particles.
Turn lights off (at least white and run blue at 10-15% IF you have light dependent corals) for 5 days and at night dose 1ml of 3% hydrogen peroxide per 10 gallons for all 5 nights. If you dont have light dependent coral- turn all lights off.
During the day dose 1ml of liquid bacteria (such as bacter 7 or XLM) per 10 gallons.
Clean filters daily and DO NOT FEED CORAL FOODS OR ADD NOPOX as it is food for dinos.
Day 5,, you can start with blue lights - ramping up and work your white lights up slowly

To confirm dino, if you clean and siphon this up tonite and its back tomorrow, likely dino which thrives off of light easily

All appreciate you