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Old 08-12-2007, 12:42 AM
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Noticed this gradually over about a week now. All the rock not encrusted with coraline is turning brown. This is a new reef setup with cured LR. Is this normal and or can I be doing something to combat this? Pics added


starting to form spots on the sandbed

On the rock... sorry cam was out of focus a bit
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Old 08-12-2007, 01:06 AM
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Old 08-12-2007, 01:24 AM
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If it's a new set up it could be diatoms which will be a normal part of your cycle.
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looks like diatoms. a form of algae. I think this is normal during cycling
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Old 08-12-2007, 08:29 PM
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how long does it take to go away and is there anything I can do to hurry up the process? I'm not thrilled by the prospect of it overwhelming the coraline algae.....
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Its a natural progression in a new tank. It will go away on its own and will not hurt the coraline. I added a few turbo snails when my tank was cycling and they helped hurry the process along.
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You could try increasing the flow in your tank as well so your skimmer has a better chance at skimming them out as well. As said it will take it's course as your tank cycles!
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get some mexican turbo snails they will help speed up the progress
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how long does it take to go away and is there anything I can do to hurry up the process? ...
Are you using tap water or RO water? Tap tends to add silicates, which will increase the bloom.
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