Brown stuff on my rocks

[daney90]

Could someone tell me what this thing on my rocks pls? Doesn't look like diatoms to me and I don't know what it is. My water parameters are

Ammonia-0
Nitrite-0
Nitrate -20

 

[shawnt90]

Look here http://www.reefcleaners.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54&Itemid=81

 

[shawnt90]

http://www.reefcleaners.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54&Itemid=81

 

[daney90]

Look here http://www.reefcleaners.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54&Itemid=81

Ok I weent to that site and still can't classify it

 

[shawnt90]

I opened the photo on my PC and it does look like diatoms. It is not uncommon for new tanks and new lr to grow diatoms after curing I would get Trochus or Astraea to clean it up start with a few if its not gone or growing more add a few more

 

[daney90]

Only reason why I thought I wasn't diatoms because my tank has been running for 74 days now and the brown stuff are just found on the rocks

 

[obscurereef]

It can happen it established tanks too. Does your sand get moved a lot? Weird how it's not on the glass or sand...highly doubt this, but a wild guess would be the encrusting diatoms?

 

[daney90]

Don't think so.. Still working on stocking I have 3 fishes and 1 hermit and 1 turbo. Any advice what cuc to get that's reef safe? Also I'm planning on getting a watchman goby next week.

 

[shawnt90]

More cleaners and good flow will get rid of that I have 15 hermits 4 turbos 10 nasarius and 10 astraea and 5 cirth ... I know I hacked their spelling lol

 

[shawnt90]

Mines a 75g

 

[daney90]

Thanks! I'll get more cuc next week and add them slowly, don't want them to stave lol

 

[shawnt90]

As long as you feed the fish extra they will be fine for a while