Hey guys, I’ve been having my aquarium for a couple months 20 gallon acrylic, went through cycle, added cleaners (skunk and 3 hermits) , went through diatom phase, and then added 2 clowns and a diamond back goby about 5 days ago. I noticed green algae first after diatoms and now im seeing this very light red almost pinkish algae on my dry rock that i added at the beginning. I cycled tank with live rock and live sand. Can somebody explain if this algae is good or bad and what its called?
Light Red Algae w/ green algae
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Also my skunk shrimp just molted, good sign or bad? Havent done a big water change yet either.
OldReefGuy
Well-known member
Pretty much normal phase for new system....check your nitrates and as importantly, your phosphates.....
reeftivo
Skim junkie
depending on quality of test kit, 1 ppm is pretty low. I wouldn't let it drop to 0. Dino's can take a foothold when nutrients bottom out. specifically NO3 and PO4.
i have had 3 bouts with the dreaded Dinos and beat it each time when intentionally letting nutrients rise and running UV. i now watch my nitrates/Po4 and try to keep NO3 at 3 to <10 ppm and PO4 0.03 to 0.08 which has staved off Dinos and my system is doing fine.
just sayin'
i have had 3 bouts with the dreaded Dinos and beat it each time when intentionally letting nutrients rise and running UV. i now watch my nitrates/Po4 and try to keep NO3 at 3 to <10 ppm and PO4 0.03 to 0.08 which has staved off Dinos and my system is doing fine.
just sayin'
