Why is my sand turning brown
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DontMakeNoSense
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How long has the tank been setup. What are your water parameters?
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choward1980
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The tanks been setup for about 3 weeks. My LFS gave me water out of all there tanks so I wouldn't have to wait for it to cycle. I haven't took a sample of the water yet because I'm not sure what to test for. This is all new to me. I wish now I would have researched this a little more.
DontMakeNoSense
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Exactly what TO said it's part of the cycle. May be there for a week or 2 then will be gone.
Bradsreeeftank
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3 weeks? Thats why you have that algea on sand, no worries bro just let it be. Lmk if you have qustions
Alabamareef
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Agree with every one. New tank syndrome. Just be careful and don't go buy a bunch of stuff and put it in the tank. There is diffidently a lot to learn in this hobby and it can be fun. This is a great site to get info from and before i made any changes i'd bounce the ideas on some folks here. Good luck and welcome to the hobby. Just use the KISS principle, keep it simple and remember there are a million ways to be successful in this hobby.
3dees
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water from your lfs tank is not going to cycle your tank. putting that water in your tank is just crazy. there is a reason why you shouldn't add water from a bagged fish or coral. I would empty the tank and start over with ro/di. even tap water would be better than water from the lfs.
Yes and no. The reason why we don't add water from bagged fish/coral is that the animals have probably spent hours in a small volume of water, which concentrates waste. Getting a bucket of aquarium water itself is not an issue.
@OP: However, it is dangerous advice to say that a tank won't cycle if provided water from an established tank. The water from another tank can add some diversity of bacteria, but it certainly doesn't establish them in your tank like magic. It takes time for things to establish themselves in the right places and in the right proportions. It sounds like the LFS tried to alleviate your concerns about the readiness of a new tank in order to turn a quick buck.
I would tell you to not to get advice from that LFS in the future, but there's "crazy" advice on the internet as well, apparently. Learn what you can, ask questions, and collect many answers before you act on one.
To add to the answers: Those diatoms are consuming silicates and will go away eventually. It's very common for new tanks. You should slow down before adding livestock to the tank. Anemones, for example, aren't considered hardy and need a mature aquarium to stay healthy. hth
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