adrian_0775
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
need some help any takers?
I have been running my tank now for a litle over a week. im running the lights like i would normaly. im starting to see some brown algea growing on the rocks and on the sand. is this good or bad? should i continue to run the lights? i still dont know wich algea is good and witch is bad. any help would be aprciated.
As you can see the diatoms (brown algea) is getting worse. I've had the tank cycle for almost 2 weeks how long before I should do a PWC? shold i make changes to the lighting cycle ( I have them on from 830 am to 630 pm? should i add any crabs to deal with the algea? will they survive? should i do nothing? Im thinking about adding some more base rock this weekend should i clean these rocks before putting them back in the tank?
recent peramiters as of yesterday
temp 77.5
ph 8.2
ammonia .50
nitrate 20
nitrite 1.0
sg 1.021
phosphate .50
I have been running my tank now for a litle over a week. im running the lights like i would normaly. im starting to see some brown algea growing on the rocks and on the sand. is this good or bad? should i continue to run the lights? i still dont know wich algea is good and witch is bad. any help would be aprciated.
As you can see the diatoms (brown algea) is getting worse. I've had the tank cycle for almost 2 weeks how long before I should do a PWC? shold i make changes to the lighting cycle ( I have them on from 830 am to 630 pm? should i add any crabs to deal with the algea? will they survive? should i do nothing? Im thinking about adding some more base rock this weekend should i clean these rocks before putting them back in the tank?
recent peramiters as of yesterday
temp 77.5
ph 8.2
ammonia .50
nitrate 20
nitrite 1.0
sg 1.021
phosphate .50