Orange spots on my sand

[andys_aquarium]

I have a new aquarium and it's the first time I have used sand but I keep getting these Orange patches anyone know what they are from?

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[addisonnolann]

Probably just discoloration of the sand. You could remove that little chunk of discolored sand to be on the safe side. I'm not 100% of what it is, so I don't want to give you a false sense of security, but it doesn't look like anything bad. I would just remove the orange bits and not worry too much about it.


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[andys_aquarium]

I have that's what gets me. I scoop them out and it shows back up. Aside from that all my water tests are fine it's just weird to see

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[addisonnolann]

That's strange. Do you have fish in there? If so, how are they? Seem normal? I probably would just leave it, if everything else seems fine.


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[andys_aquarium]

Yeah there are 4 silver Molly's and they seem fine

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[addisonnolann]

How long has the tank been running with fish in it?


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[NigelK8485]

The orange is just diatoms. It's common in new tanks and will go away with time, it's not harmful.


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[andys_aquarium]

2 weeks

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