Sand bed looking bad. Need help.

[Roy 9121]

My sand bed is not looking good, a lot of brown spots and looking like I'm getting some cyanobacteria in my sand. I didn't even know that was possible. What should i do?

 

[94Roarge]

From my learnings that is a good thing, the algae in your sand bed will help consume excess nutrients

 

[Roy 9121]

From my learnings that is a good thing, the algae in your sand bed will help consume excess nutrients

Even the cyano?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

My sand bed is not looking good, a lot of brown spots and looking like I'm getting some cyanobacteria in my sand. I didn't even know that was possible. What should i do?

That's actually kind of normal for a DSB. I cheated and used a 2' strip of tape across the bottom. No light no algae, smaller cyano Population.

 

[Roy 9121]

That's actually kind of normal for a DSB. I cheated and used a 2' strip of tape across the bottom. No light no algae, smaller cyano Population.

So, nothing i should be to concerned about? What kind of tape did you use?

 

[ReeferMaddness843]

That's actually kind of normal for a DSB. I cheated and used a 2' strip of tape across the bottom. No light no algae, smaller cyano Population.

You sir, are a genius!! Time to get some tape across my tank in front of sand bed. I've always had that reddish, bubble filled, worm hole littered area across the front of my tank and aside from a totally different cyano outbreak, green, never had any issues stem from it. The root of that outbreak is yet to be determined, however I think I have an idea where it stemmed from. But it still isn't purdy to look at. Lol

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

So, nothing i should be to concerned about? What kind of tape did you use?

I used a black cloth tape.. Some call it black gaffers tape.
Sometimes the red/purple is actually coralline in some cases too.

You sir, are a genius!!

There a fine line between genius and stoopid..

 

[cloak]

So, nothing i should be to concerned about?

Like mentioned above what your seeing is actually quite common and nothing to worry about. If you start to see patches of black develop though that's a different story.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-12/rhf/index.php

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Like mentioned above what your seeing is actually quite common and nothing to worry about. If you start to see patches of black develop though that's a different story.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-12/rhf/index.php

+1

I will say After a couple years on R2r2 I have seen more (if only) Hydrogen sulfide problembs from biopellet reactors and med (2.5in) and less sand beds, than in any traditional DSB's.
But I have not read everything obviously.