Possible algae I.d.?(orange)

[marktea]

New to salt. See a lot of answers that it could possibly be just not sure which it really is

Anyone?

 

[Crabs McJones]

Diatoms, your tank is cycling.

 

[nautical_nathaniel]

+1 on diatoms, let it be and it shall pass, your tank cycle will eventually catch up and it will die off.

 

[marktea]

Lol thanks. My test have shown 0 on am. Ni. And nitrates for over a week straight now. Is this the end of a cycle sign or something ?

 

[Crabs McJones]

Lol thanks. My test have shown 0 on am. Ni. And nitrates for over a week straight now. Is this the end of a cycle sign or something ?

Have you been adding anything to the tank to help the cycle? Food or anything like that?

 

[marktea]

I have a clown in there but I thought I was done [emoji854]

 

[Crabs McJones]

I have a clown in there but I thought I was done [emoji854]

If you have no ammonia, and the clown is doing fine, you're probably good to go. The diatoms will go away on their own as the nutrients in the tank get used up.

 

[marktea]

Ok good ! Yeah I have had constant readings under 0 for prob 9 days now. Tanks been up for about a month. When is a good time to put a frag in the tank?

 

[marktea]

Does zooplankton help with the diatoms? Thought I might have seen that around

 

[marktea]

Does any body see that bright blue in the picture compared to the white purple on the rock to the left? Why is one coralline colony seem to be growing and the other stunting?

 

[marktea]

Hey, it has spread about three times more. I also noticed they're are a few air bubbles. Is this normal or do I have something nasty on my hands like cyano?

 

[savetheocean]

I am 5 months in and I still get that.

 

[marktea]

Huh that's both reinsuring and despairing at the same time ha. Do you have tiny air bubbles as well?