Ummm...I don't know what everyone else is particularly thinking but the pink on the sand is the start off of good bacteria algae called red algae/purple algae but often looks more purple in the tank. It is stemming off of your live rock which also has it on there. Do not I repeat NOT get rid of it is a very beneficial coraline macro algae that actually does not harm the tank at all and you should want this algae to grow more then any other.
Pink coating on the sand
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timnem70
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Whoever this is "jevonter" please limit your comments to knowledgeable answers. Your are completely inaccurate telling this newbie to our hobby nonesense like this. The pictures he has posted are Cyno and nothing more. Getting better flow and different lighting is a start. Just keep reading jibbyboo and you'll be alright. 2 poweheads and some decent lighting on a schedule... Period.
timnem70
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Stop giving advice if it is dribble.
maurice.diaz.7
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How many hours are you running your lights. Normally you should run them no more than 6 hours. Blue lights up to eight hours.
water is wet
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Also inaccurate and useless advice. I must being doing it all wrong since my lights run 12hrs a day.
RynoParsons
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wow ive never seen that strain of coraline Algae must be a hybrid or something eish. no jist kidding. like everybody says new tanks get algae it will come and go. make sure you dont have any dead spots flow wise. i actually use 4000k lights for my refugium and works great at growing algae. higher kelvin lights for marines for sure. looking at the pic it looks like a low flow spot in the tank also
gone fishin
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I run my lights about 12 hours as well. I use LED's my ramp starts about 08:00 and the ramp is done about 20:00.
Try not to be to hard on the other posters, I notice the join dates are pretty recent. They may just be starting out and trying to contribute. We all were their once.
Try not to be to hard on the other posters, I notice the join dates are pretty recent. They may just be starting out and trying to contribute. We all were their once.
Because he is a newbie you need to make him aware of the difference, the live rock in the back ground has obviously seeded the tank and the sand since it is covered in the more then likely cyano but still could possibly be coraline. You can not tell the difference by a distant blurry pic. @jibby go to your live rock and see if you can easy brush off the purple from your live rock if you can then it's cyano and I agree it needs to be taking care if it it cannot then it's coraline and leave. And despite what timnem70 says running a high flow will not help if your live rock is already seeded the algae, it may temporarily keep it at bay but nothing more. You will need to either remove the rocks and boil them or brush the algae of and hope you get it all.
gone fishin
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Actually boiling rock is generally a bad idea. It can release toxins from any critters that may be on the rock into the air. There are a few threads where folks doing this actually got sick along with their family. Also some say it can cause rock to blow apart.
downbeach
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NEVER BOIL LIVE ROCK.
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/blo...-poisoning-almost-killed-myself-wife-and-dogs
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/blo...-poisoning-almost-killed-myself-wife-and-dogs
stingeragent
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LOL. Just leave it. It's a new tank. There are too many things to list that it could be. No need to take drastic measures on a tank this young.
^ What he/she said.
