New tank ugly stage

[Jasonstarphire]

should you clean/brush the brown off your MarcoRock during early “ugly” stage?

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

the brown are diatoms. This is the easiest problem to deal with, no need to do anything except wait. It feeds off the silicates, usually from new sand, it usually dies off in a couple of weeks (to be replaced by nastier algaes later on)

 

[Jasonstarphire]

Yaa thanks,
I decided to just turn my lights on and enjoy the journey
blah to new tank with lights off for 3 months like BRS recommended

 

[jgirardnrg]

As said above, Diatoms. They'll go away on their own or you could toss in some Trochus snails. Mine made the rocks look new in 3 days.

 

[Jasonstarphire]

Snails en route, dropping clean up crew in next Wednesday.
on day 15 since the water went in

 

[Jasonstarphire]

Image

 

[Sleeping Giant]

Looks great

 

[Jasonstarphire]

Thanks

 

[Just a Wrasse.]

The diatoms will go away after a while. Don't put any Clean up crew in there yet as it will kill them.

 

[Jubei2006]

I didn't, it covers up the brilliant white sterileness of the rock which I find offensive. So just keep the tang gang and Trochus snails around to keep it somewhat in check. About 6-7 months in total, coralline starting to grow. Thinking about adding some rock from KP aquatics or TBS, but tenative due to pests and starting with a "clean" tank (professionally quarantined fish, clean macroalgae for the refugium) and such.