New tank!

goldenreef · Oct 31, 2020

Hello im new to saltwater aquariums and i just got me a 30 gallon iv had it for about 1 week and 2 days i have live rock live sand and also have been adding bacteria to the tank even though i have heard it is useless i have it now so why not use it. Also have a red leg crab as well as a blue one green star polyp coral and one zoanthrope i know i moved pretty quick and now i have a brown looking like algae substance thats growing over the sand bed to my acknowledgement its cyanobacteria from the research that iv done now my question is. Is this safe or normal for a new tank to go through ? Should i let it be and just let it cycle or should i do anything to prevent this from happening ? Need some help please and thank you!

brmreefer · Oct 31, 2020

Welcome to the reefing community. Let it run it's course as part of the cycling process. I would recommend slowing down until the system is able to stabilize and stay stable. Eventually a dosing regimen will have to be implemented, but that will come in time, but for the time being I would continue reading up and doing research.
Bacteria has been a topic of debate, but in my opinion I would continue to add as needed. Hope that helps, best of luck, and again welcome to reefing.