Diatoms or something else

[mickeyfish]

My cycle is winding down (still high nitrites and nitrates) and the tank is now covered in why I believe are diatoms. However, some are green and stringy as well.

Are these just diatoms or some other type of algae?

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[Abstract3000]

2nd picture down, upper left corner looks like Dinos (probably not), but the rest of it looks possibly like cyano (Which I would lean more towards being your in the middle of a cycle) I would suggest increasing your flow

 

[mickeyfish]

Thanks. I siphoned it off the sand a bit and added a powerhead. Hopefully that gets the clearing up started.

 

[Shaddow_wolf169]

That is a diatoms and green algae bloom assuming your about a month month and a half in to the cycle. Incresase tge flow and blow off the diatoms.

 

[nereefpat]

looks like mostly diatoms to me, with maybe a little green hair and cyanobacteria.

It's normal and I wouldn't do anything.

 

[ReeferNoob4ever]

I would consider that diatoms. At that stage I tossed in a couple turbos and a conch. They grubbed it down, but mostly it disappeared after a couple months of off and on again outbreaks. Then it turned into cyano - hit it with red Slime Remover and it's all gone.

Better flip that guy in the bottom right hand corner.

 

[mickeyfish]

I flipped him right after I posted the picture. He's back to being all over the rock. He is the only snail in there now, a hitchhiker on the liverock acquired.

 

[mickeyfish]

That is a diatoms and green algae bloom assuming your about a month month and a half in to the cycle. Incresase tge flow and blow off the diatoms.

Actually I am 15 days in. I used One and Only and that piece of LiveRock to start the cycle and dosed some ammonia. Right now I still have off the charts nitrites. Waiting for them to fall so I can add in a clean up crew.

 

[ReeferNoob4ever]

Only 15 days in. I would personally not have any light on the tank.

 

[mickeyfish]

Only 15 days in. I would personally not have any light on the tank.

I have since turned the light off. Massive progress in one day since doing that.

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