by Fugu » Sun Aug 28, 2005 4:58 pm
Yes, great suggestions Jolt(sometimes I forget the basics), turbo snails and hermit crabs as your first line of defense and cleaup crew for algae control. No, don't buy shrimps yet.
Hmmmm, were the rocks in saltwater when you bought them? How much waterflow goes through the rocks. If the colour comes off, it could just be diatoms as Jolt had mentioned, if it comes off in sheets, it is most likely cyanobacteria.
At 2 weeks, your tank is still cycling, I suggest you do not add any fish yet until your water tests zero ammonia and zero nitrites. Just keep your skimmer on and give it good circulation and add an airstone to speed up the cycling.
The pics all look pink, even the sand. Do you have red lights over your tank?
BTW, what water do you use and what's the specific gravity? Well, it is definetly not coralline algae forming.
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