What is this growth on live rock?

[PoppyD88]

Is this growth on my live rock good or bad? The live rock has been in my tank for about a month. There’s about 40lbs of rock. I don’t leave the lights on often, I leave the white led light on from 10am-7pm, then a blue moonlight from 7pm-12am. I turn all lights off after that until 10am.

 

[James M]

Looks like diatoms. Start of the uglies

 

[PoppyD88]

Looks like diatoms. Start of the uglies

What does that mean?

 

[Reverend Turtle]

What does that mean?

As your tank cycles, it inevitably goes through an ugly faze. Various types of algae will come and go usually. It can take months to stabilize, but don't give up, eventually it will balance out.

 

[PoppyD88]

As your tank cycles, it inevitably goes through an ugly faze. Various types of algae will come and go usually. It can take months to stabilize, but don't give up, eventually it will balance out.

Thank you

 

[Reverend Turtle]

Thank you

You are quite welcome.