Ugly tank

[uhupong]

arrrrr this is so ugly. . . . . . . cyling

 

[scuzy]

Looks normal to me

 

[zakstrong]

another week and your desire for something live will be "fishfilled"

 

[uhupong]

Looks normal to me

r u serious?

 

[ReeferBatman]

No, just 'new tank'

Give it time my friend.

 

[grcforce327]

Leave the lights off!

 

[scuzy]

r u serious?

Why isn't it normal? He's in he middle of cycling that's expected for the bloom

 

[ptreef]

part of cycle. Plus that is dry rock to right. did you just use straight or do any prep to it?
Leave lights off to.

 

[zakstrong]

looks exactly like my tank did. one of the perks of using dry rock you get to u look at plain boring white rock after the cycle until you get some coraline growing. good luck

 

[KChan]

Was that dry rock?

 

[zakstrong]

for me yes. OP- i think so as well it looks like piece or two of live rock in the back

 

[uhupong]

all dry rocks in the pics.

 

[MuldoonJT]

Looks like a new tank with dead rock. It needs life

Unless you put life in it not much is going to change IMHO. Can you beg borrow or steal some cycled established live rock out of an active system to put in there? Even if it take buying something attached to a real nice piece of rock.

 

[uhupong]

i have some live rocks in the sump took out from my 65g.

 

[ptreef]

Then you are all set. When i setup mine I started with dry rock and also use some Mcro bacter 7 during cycle. All went well for me and long term down the road. stopped after a few weeks after cycle

 

[cody6766]

I would expect a cyano bloom in a bit too. My tanks always seem to have a diatom bloom and a cyano bloom a week or so later. It takes a bit to die out, but it always goes back to normal.

 

[zakstrong]

it helps to reduce your lights during the first few weeks. cuts down on algae

 

[Arnoldtatts]

Reduce light and learn to be patient in this hobby