What is this?

[Rodolfo Garcia]

Wassup guys, im in my third week of cycling my tank and im experiencing a brown bloom like algae. It is easily cleaned out when i wipe it with my fingers but it looks very bad. Is this normal for a pretty new tank? (3 weeks old) It is on the sand, glass, but specially on the live rock.

 

[KJ]

Diatoms.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/a...atic-algae-and-the-means-to-control-it.87351/

 

[Rodolfo Garcia]

Diatoms.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/a...atic-algae-and-the-means-to-control-it.87351/

Thank for the quick reply.
So diatoms is basically something almost every new aquarium acquires at some point correct? Ugh i hate it.

 

[Micro Reef Tank]

Hi
I am quit new too in the hobby
And all I can say is my short personal case
I had my live rocks like that when cycling

And I have done nothing

After that brown color, it became more light almost getting light green

Now it's full with pink coralline witch is good from what I am told

So your tank is cycling and going through all this stages and changes

But I got worried also

I was told not to have full lights to much time so algae didn't spread and grow

But wait for more experienced opinions

Like I said this is my short experience

 

[KJ]

So diatoms is basically something almost every new aquarium acquires at some point correct?

YES

 

[DDanis60]

Completely normal. Part of the "uglies" and will go away in the next few weeks. Don't worry about manually trying to clean it other than off the glass. A clean up crew in a few weeks will take care of what remains after the diatom period passes.

 

[Rodolfo Garcia]

I really appreciate everyone's comments, thank you for reassuring that this is normal.

 

[4FordFamily]

Completely normal. Part of the "uglies" and will go away in the next few weeks. Don't worry about manually trying to clean it other than off the glass. A clean up crew in a few weeks will take care of what remains after the diatom period passes.

. Agree as well!

 

[wrassyreefer]

https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/the-supreme-guide-to-setting-up-a-saltwater-reef-aquarium.84/

Buckle up, there is more to go. Check out the cycle stages section in this link. I had diatoms and I have some of the green stuff to but I have a healthy dose of some hair algae right now mostly on the sand at this point. 8 weeks in.