Cycling Again

[TDB]

I added more live rock to my 100 gal and it has start growth of cyano and brown algae again. Is there anything I can do to control this so it does spread to the rest of my tank and shorten the recycling ? TIA

 

[kfisc]

Any chance you can remove it to a bucket and cure it for a few months? It may not be too late. Otherwise, water changes and waiting it out would be my approach.

 

[sde1500]

Should carry on naturally on it's own relatively shortly. Though calling this "cycling" is a bit misleading in the terms of what many would call the cycle. The new rock is just not cured, and the tank now has to rebalance to the addition. Just keep up on maintaining the tank and you'll be fine.

 

[TDB]

Thanks for the input. I had it in water for month with a pump and heater before putting it n the tank hoping to avoid this. However sounds like I will just have to weather the storm.

 

[TDB]

Should carry on naturally on it's own relatively shortly. Though calling this "cycling" is a bit misleading in the terms of what many would call the cycle. The new rock is just not cured, and the tank now has to rebalance to the addition. Just keep up on maintaining the tank and you'll be fine.

OK will do

 

[mcgyvr]

yep.. weather the storm..
I also wouldn't call this a cycle..
Typically we use the term cycle to refer to elevated ammonia (and then nitrite) levels in which its not processed quickly into its lesser toxic forms..

Cyano/Diatoms is what I/others just call the "ugly stages"..

 

[TDB]

Sorry for using the wrong term.

 

[mcgyvr]

All good..

 

[rfgonzo]

I just said this in another post. You added silica in your tank, that will restart the ugly diatoms stage. Any time you add new rock or sand you also add silica.