Ugly phase

[Steven27]

29 gallon fowlr is 4 months old would y’all still consider this the ugly phase? I was using premixed seawater along with distilled water but have switched recently to mixing my own saltwater and using RODI water. Also is that Coraline algae on the glass the circled red?

 

[CaffeinatedReefer]

Yep, normal ugly phase. How much cuc do you have in there?

 

[Steven27]

Yep, normal ugly phase. How much cuc do you have in there?

2 snails and 2 hermits. Is the Red on the glass coralline?

 

[CaffeinatedReefer]

2 snails and 2 hermits. Is the Red on the glass coralline?

I’d up there critters to help with the algae and yeah, it definitely looks like the start of coraline

 

[Steven27]

I’d up there critters to help with the algae and yeah, it definitely looks like the start of coraline

Okay thank you!

 

[Lavey29]

Coraline will appear on your plastic parts first like return lines or wave makers not on the glass. The red is probably the beginning of cyano.

 

[Bridgerdean]

Coraline will appear on your plastic parts first like return lines or wave makers not on the glass. The red is probably the beginning of cyano.

Agreed.