OhTheHumanity
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My first post... I have a 55 gal. tank and has been cyclying for 3 weeks...
I have noticed in the last 3 days something brown (Fig. 1) has been showing up on the substrate (crushed coral)... It started in the right end of the tank and is spreading... The stuff in the right end is progessiveley getting darker... I think it may be brown algae, however my tank has not cycled yet.. I tested the water tonight and results are as follows...
Nitrate- 40 Nitrite- 0 Alk- 300 PH-8.2 Ammonia- .25
Also I have a few things on my LR I'm curious about...
Fig.2, Is this some type of polyp? It's brown and looks like a starburst(not the candy lol)
Fig. 3, This is prupleish red (I guess) and looks to be, um spongy...
Fig. 4 This is slimy looking and brown, I think it started popping up around the time of the brown on my substrate... Is this algae or some other slimy crud...
Oh the fun of saltwater aquarium when you're just starting out...
I have noticed in the last 3 days something brown (Fig. 1) has been showing up on the substrate (crushed coral)... It started in the right end of the tank and is spreading... The stuff in the right end is progessiveley getting darker... I think it may be brown algae, however my tank has not cycled yet.. I tested the water tonight and results are as follows...
Nitrate- 40 Nitrite- 0 Alk- 300 PH-8.2 Ammonia- .25
Also I have a few things on my LR I'm curious about...
Fig.2, Is this some type of polyp? It's brown and looks like a starburst(not the candy lol)
Fig. 3, This is prupleish red (I guess) and looks to be, um spongy...
Fig. 4 This is slimy looking and brown, I think it started popping up around the time of the brown on my substrate... Is this algae or some other slimy crud...
Oh the fun of saltwater aquarium when you're just starting out...