Cycle now with Diatoms ...bubbles in it? - Aquarium Advice

Florida8 · 03-07-2006, 06:41 PM

Just curious... been a long time since I have cycled a sw tank... do diatoms always have air bubblesin them??? What are they from? My power heads are not blowing any into the water at all. Anyways, weird... I'm about a week into my cycle and my LR is covered and some of my substrate... ewww! Hurts me looking at my tank like this LOL!

...Just had to add that the kids came home today and said we REALLLLLLY needed to get a "New" tank, that this one is "Ugly" LOL... Let's see how they feel in a few weeks!

seaham358 · 03-07-2006, 07:55 PM

how about a pic... may be cyno bacteria/red slime algae do a search on this site or google for pics to compair it. When I had diatom it did not have bubbles, my cyno did..

pkremer · 03-07-2006, 08:12 PM

Unfortunately, ditto here...I began to notice the bubbles in my algae too, but not during the diatom cycle. The bubbles formed in my green cyanobacteria.

Paul

Brenden · 03-07-2006, 08:12 PM

Bubbles sounds like cyano to me.

Florida8 · 03-10-2006, 03:13 PM

Thanks guys... I had added a new HOB which had shot air bubbles into the tank, sticking on the rocks, I blew them off with the ph and nothing since... Phew! I was getting worried... I do have Diatoms though ewwww!

seaham358 · 03-10-2006, 08:27 PM

diatom should burn out ater a while.. a clean up crew will help with that if the tank is cycled...
Good luck...

03-07-2006, 06:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
Florida8 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Augustine/Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 582 Images: 3	Cycle now with Diatoms ...bubbles in it? Just curious... been a long time since I have cycled a sw tank... do diatoms always have air bubblesin them??? What are they from? My power heads are not blowing any into the water at all. Anyways, weird... I'm about a week into my cycle and my LR is covered and some of my substrate... ewww! Hurts me looking at my tank like this LOL! ...Just had to add that the kids came home today and said we REALLLLLLY needed to get a "New" tank, that this one is "Ugly" LOL... Let's see how they feel in a few weeks! __________________ Kimberly in NE Florida ******* Cycle complete Early 2-06 29g reef 2 ph and 1 HOB =460 gph 130watt Orbit lighting system 50+lbs lr 1 blue green chromis, domino, blue devil 6 turbo snails 1 mantis GRRRR!

03-07-2006, 07:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
seaham358 Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2004 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY Posts: 3,296 Images: 21	how about a pic... may be cyno bacteria/red slime algae do a search on this site or google for pics to compair it. When I had diatom it did not have bubbles, my cyno did.. __________________ 9/02-125 REEF, 125 lbs LR,LS 4x160 VHO, Reef Devil /Sump, Fuge 7/03-55 FOWLR 60lb LR, 50 lb SD sand 2x40 NO strip light, Reef Devil/sump, Fuge TANK PICS http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=98202

03-07-2006, 08:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
pkremer Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Fargo, ND Posts: 478 Images: 3	Unfortunately, ditto here...I began to notice the bubbles in my algae too, but not during the diatom cycle. The bubbles formed in my green cyanobacteria. Paul __________________ 38 Gallon (Freshwater): 1 Green Swordtail, 3 Yo-Yo Loaches, 1 Clown Pleco, 1 Blue Gourami, 4 Otocinclus, 7 Cherry Barbs. 46 Gallon (Saltwater): 60 pounds Lalo Live Rock, 60 pounds aragonite sand, 1 Coral Beauty Angelfish, 1 Peppermint Shrimp, 1 Mushroom Coral, 1 Emerald Crab, various snails and hermit crabs. 10 Gallon (Saltwater quarantine):

03-07-2006, 08:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
Brenden Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Piedmont, NC Posts: 3,878 Images: 32	Bubbles sounds like cyano to me. __________________ The fact that no one understands you doesn't make you an artist. If guns kill people...Spoons make Michael Moore fat.

03-10-2006, 03:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
Florida8 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Augustine/Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 582 Images: 3	Thanks guys... I had added a new HOB which had shot air bubbles into the tank, sticking on the rocks, I blew them off with the ph and nothing since... Phew! I was getting worried... I do have Diatoms though ewwww! __________________ Kimberly in NE Florida ******* Cycle complete Early 2-06 29g reef 2 ph and 1 HOB =460 gph 130watt Orbit lighting system 50+lbs lr 1 blue green chromis, domino, blue devil 6 turbo snails 1 mantis GRRRR!

03-10-2006, 08:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
seaham358 Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2004 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY Posts: 3,296 Images: 21	diatom should burn out ater a while.. a clean up crew will help with that if the tank is cycled... Good luck... __________________ 9/02-125 REEF, 125 lbs LR,LS 4x160 VHO, Reef Devil /Sump, Fuge 7/03-55 FOWLR 60lb LR, 50 lb SD sand 2x40 NO strip light, Reef Devil/sump, Fuge TANK PICS http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=98202

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