Major diatom bloom!

[Sharklover]

Y white rock is orange and my sand is now orange poca dotted,shood i get a small cuc to deal with it?

 

[bighabeeb]

Post a pic, post some info about your tank. Just saying "I see some orange crud" really doesn't tell us much!

 

[bighabeeb]

Generally speaking diatoms are just a cycle that any new tank goes through: keep doing PWCs and they'll eventually go away on their own.

They're ugly but not harmful.

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Yes i agree ^^ everyone has a diatom bloom and it should go away

 

[Gregcoyote]

High silicates can also cause it from not using RO/DI water for saltwater make up.

 

[bighabeeb]

High silicates can also cause it from not using RO/DI water for saltwater make up.

I agree, however I'm not going to throw out "guesses" based on the information that we're not being given.

 

[Gregcoyote]

I agree, however I'm not going to throw out "guesses" based on the information that we're not being given.

Less of a guess, but more of a suggestion of things to look at. They do go away with proper water changes as long as the water you are using is not loaded with silicates and other organics.