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10-24-2014, 02:14 PM
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What's this?
I seem to have some white stuff growing on my live rock. Good or bad? Thank you 
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10-24-2014, 02:30 PM
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is not from snails. I have little white spots no all my rocks from my 4 snails but my tank is tropical not salt water
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10-24-2014, 02:32 PM
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I have no snails. It wasn't like that this morning before i went to work, after work I went to buy my first fish and came back to this.
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10-24-2014, 04:28 PM
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Could be an encrusting algae that is dying off...I'll assume your tank is cycling and that would easily cause such to occur. As rock matures through the life of a tank, it takes on all kinds of colors, but only algae that is why is dead/dying. It isn't really that big of a deal.
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10-24-2014, 05:26 PM
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How long has your tank been set up?
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10-24-2014, 06:25 PM
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Tanks been set up just over 4 weeks. Cycled with live sand and hen after 2 weeks added the live rock.
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10-24-2014, 06:25 PM
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Thank you for your help.
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10-24-2014, 06:37 PM
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The fish show we go to said the the live sand and the rock would be good enough to start the cycle.
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10-24-2014, 06:38 PM
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Store.
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10-24-2014, 07:17 PM
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If it was actually live rock and kept wet it could be ok, though I always want to add an ammonia source to make sure that there is enough beneficial bacteria to support livestock.
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10-24-2014, 07:20 PM
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I've just added 2 clownfish today. All the tests were fine and I took it down a sample to the fish store and they confirmed it was cycled. The live rock has a lot of algae growing on it. Just turning white a bit.
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10-24-2014, 07:30 PM
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It may have been a mistake to add rock 2 weeks into the cycle, and live sand doesn't have enough die off on it to cause a cycle at all. Poor advice I'm afraid.
You may want to dump in some of that bottled bacteria.
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10-25-2014, 02:34 AM
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Thank you Mr x. All the research is done said to start with your love rock. But I was told otherwise. I'll pick some up today.
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10-25-2014, 03:57 AM
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Bloody auto correct. Sorry, it meant to say all the research I did said to start withy live rock.
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10-25-2014, 07:16 AM
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LFS always tell the truth..
Yes, LFSs have always been known for their absolute reliability and honesty.
Cycle the tank and make sure the lights are bright enough.
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Originally Posted by joshmal
The fish show we go to said the the live sand and the rock would be good enough to start the cycle.
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