Hello recently started up a 60G reef tank, it’s going through the brown algae diatom phase. Would it be a good idea to do a water change ? Nitrites are up but ammonia is low about 0ppm I do have live stock in the stock.
Reef cycle water change
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I would grab a beer, chill, and give it some time. I think a reef needs to go through these phases and if you have no livestock, you have no worry.
Cheers! Mark
Cheers! Mark
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Go slooooow
Any form of growth you can see confirms a complete cycle, you began reefing on the right date. Growths either indicate pre cycled materials or enough time underwater for non cycled ones.
Clean them up for sure, see this thread it'll save your tank. A summary of twenty successful cycles.
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The reason to go slow in adding fish is so that you can choose a disease prevention protocol
Bacteria take care of themselves for the rest of the time, now you're in the realm of ich velvet and algae care options.
Clean them up for sure, see this thread it'll save your tank. A summary of twenty successful cycles.
Feeding post-cycle
This is a beginner question for sure... It's about feeding before I add livestock to the tank. I've got my tank salinated and will be adding dry rock and sand this weekend, along with a little bit of live rock to seed it. It'll go through a cycle and I'll add a clean-up crew once it reaches the...
www.reef2reef.com
The reason to go slow in adding fish is so that you can choose a disease prevention protocol
Bacteria take care of themselves for the rest of the time, now you're in the realm of ich velvet and algae care options.
