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02-23-2005, 02:12 AM
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GROSS!
I left for work this morning, and my new tank was fine... clear.. nice..
came home from work, and now I have all these little brown spots(rust colored) all over the white sand, and glass, even on the rocks..! WHY?.. Is this normal in the cycling process.. and how do I get rid of it? HELP!  |
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02-23-2005, 02:24 AM
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normal cycling...wait it out. it's the "detrius cycle" or something of the like..happens to most people...took my tank about 6 months for everything stabilize..all the algaes and nutrients.
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02-23-2005, 02:27 AM
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diatoms, the first part of cycling prosess, it will go away soon.
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02-25-2005, 08:03 PM
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Should I scrape it off?.. it's hideous...
 or would that make it worse? and how will it dissapear?Oh, and My Ammonia is at Zero today  !Going to test the rest tomorrow |
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02-27-2005, 11:52 PM
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I would just leave it and let the cycling do it's thing....lots of things are going to happen to your tank while it cycles, I would suggest not putting anything in their untill it has gone through it's cycles!!
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02-28-2005, 12:23 AM
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How will I know that it's done cycling.. besides the Amonia/Nitrite/Nitrate being at Zero?
I'm getting strands of hair algea now.. yuck. And my white sand is now a gross brownish color... how and when will that go away? I have some of that Nutrafin "CYCLE" solution.. should I add any of that now, or wait, or not at all? Has anyone ever used this in a SW aquarium? |
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02-28-2005, 02:56 AM
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Before adding any stuff, maybe tell us how many (and what type of) snails and crabs do you have? A cleanup crew is usually the best method of taking care of the various algae cycles in a new tank.
That's a 90, right? A couple dozen snails (Astreas are good) and 6-10 crabs (Scarlet Reef hermits are good) will get that back in shape, and help you stay ahead of the next wave of scummy gunk. 
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02-28-2005, 03:12 AM
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As for critters right now I just have the hitchhikers from the rocks..
there are tons of pink/purple bristle worms.. LOTS! Snails, I've spotted 3 slug-type ones, then a bunch of little tiny swirly shell ones..(I know I am not being to specific), quite a few feather dusters... some are not doing so well right now.. and a very small (1cm) brittle star.. Oh and lots of pods come out in the dark.. but no crabs.. |
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02-28-2005, 06:15 AM
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wait a sec aren’t you adding another pile of rock soon? if so you will be cycling all over again so you had better hold off.
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