I have been cycling my tank for over 2 months with live rock. Ammonia count is 0 as is Nitrite. Lately I have quite a bit of algea growing in the tank... Brown, green and PURPLE. Should I be treating this with something or should I just scrape it off? I have not done any water changes since I started cycling but will now do a 30% change before introducing some hardy fish, is this correct? Is there anything else I should do before introducing fish?
Cycling Finnished?
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The "purple" algae is corraline algae and a good thing so no, don't scrape it. As far as adding things I think it's quite safe to SLOWLY do so. What you should do, if you haven't already, is have a "master plan" for your tank as far as livestock and corals. Adding fish without planning for behaviour, diet, etc is asking for trouble.
While your tank has now finished it's "primary" cycling, as you increase the bioload (fish waste, excess food, etc), the bacterial colonies that process the ammonia to nitrite/nitrate will need time to catch up and reproduce. Patience is key!
What fish/invertibrates were you considering? Do you have any snails or clean up crew inverts in the tank now?
While your tank has now finished it's "primary" cycling, as you increase the bioload (fish waste, excess food, etc), the bacterial colonies that process the ammonia to nitrite/nitrate will need time to catch up and reproduce. Patience is key!
What fish/invertibrates were you considering? Do you have any snails or clean up crew inverts in the tank now?
Thanks for your answer Mate! Its the only one I got!
I still need to put some more live rock in the tank and understand that I will probably have a mini cycle when I do so. I would like to get a few hermit crabs, snails and cleaner shrimp before I start with fish. My first fish will be fusseliers...what do you think?
I still need to put some more live rock in the tank and understand that I will probably have a mini cycle when I do so. I would like to get a few hermit crabs, snails and cleaner shrimp before I start with fish. My first fish will be fusseliers...what do you think?
Tracy, I think Liam is talking about Fusiliers, If they are the same thing as here, they are a shoaling baitfish, with a body like a sardine (and about the same size) coloured silver with yellow and blue stripes. If its the same fish Liam, they will require a huge volume tank...They are very common in the wild but I have never seen them in captivity.
I may be WAY off the mark with this one though...
Liam, where you from and where are you getting your fusiliers from?
I may be WAY off the mark with this one though...
Liam, where you from and where are you getting your fusiliers from?
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