What is causing this?

bing_ph · Dec 17, 2016

This green stuff started showing this week over my rockworks...good or bad? What might be causing this?

Water parameters
Ammonia - 0
Nitrte - 0
Nitrate - 10 ppm
PO4 - 0
PH - 8.4
Salinity - 1.25

Photoperiod is from 10:30 AM - 8:30 PM under kessil a360we with program

Joey waid · Dec 17, 2016

Looks like Dino's, to me it's a good thing. It will go away if that's what it is.

bing_ph · Dec 17, 2016

Joey waid said:
Looks like Dino's, to me it's a good thing. It will go away if that's what it is.

thanks .... hope it will be just a regular algae that will leave the tank soon ...

4FordFamily · Dec 17, 2016

Is this a newer tank? This is most common for tanks going through their cycling process.

twilliard · Dec 17, 2016

For sure that is not dinoflagellates
What is causing that was the introduction of algae and the perfect condition for the algae to replicate.

bing_ph · Dec 18, 2016

twilliard said:
For sure that is not dinoflagellates
What is causing that was the introduction of algae and the perfect condition for the algae to replicate.

tank is running for 14 weeks now. beem through my diatom blooms already. was surprised to see these coming....

bing_ph · Dec 18, 2016

4FordFamily said:
Is this a newer tank? This is most common for tanks going through their cycling process.

yes this is just a new tank. been up and running just for 14 weeks...

Tahoe61 · Dec 18, 2016

Looks like the blue green form of cyanobacteria to me.

bing_ph · Dec 18, 2016

Tahoe61 said:
Looks like the blue green form of cyanobacteria to me.

oh no...something that I am scared of...hope this dies down before it goes out of proportion...

Tahoe61 · Dec 18, 2016

bing_ph said:
oh no...something that I am scared of...hope this dies down before it goes out of proportion...

It's not a negative harbinger of things to come but rather just a stage some new tanks go through. If nitrates and phosphates are kept within appropriate levels the blue green cyano resolves without intervention in a couple weeks.

bing_ph · Dec 18, 2016

Tahoe61 said:
It's not a negative harbinger of things to come but rather just a stage some new tanks go through. If nitrates and phosphates are kept within appropriate levels the blue green cyano resolves without intervention in a couple weeks.

oh you just gave me hope on it.... been watching my parameters regularly and only nitrates are detectable at 10 ppm. i won't be adding any fishes until the tank goes thru this thing...

waybad41willys · Dec 18, 2016

Have you added any snails or hermits .
I set up a 29 cube for the kid as soon as alge started I added a clean up crew they did a great job . In my Red Sea 650 there is at least 125 hermits and 50 snails in the 29 there is 20 hermits and 5 snails
It's only been up 12 weeks I also used a bio booster and all rock was dry .

bing_ph · Dec 18, 2016

waybad41willys said:
Have you added any snails or hermits .
I set up a 29 cube for the kid as soon as alge started I added a clean up crew they did a great job . In my Red Sea 650 there is at least 125 hermits and 50 snails in the 29 there is 20 hermits and 5 snails
It's only been up 12 weeks I also used a bio booster and all rock was dry .

what a lovely tank!

i have a few astrea turbo snails and a pair of nassaurius. some 3 crabs that i don't know are playing in the substrate but i think are detritus eaters.

have a pair of false percula in my 90 gal tank

recess62 · Dec 18, 2016

waybad41willys said:
Have you added any snails or hermits .
I set up a 29 cube for the kid as soon as alge started I added a clean up crew they did a great job . In my Red Sea 650 there is at least 125 hermits and 50 snails in the 29 there is 20 hermits and 5 snails
It's only been up 12 weeks I also used a bio booster and all rock was dry .

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