hey guys i think i found my problem

[Tonyscoots84]

ummm russ so u think i should just keep up with the 5-10 gallon water changes every other day for 2 weeks to see if the problem persists. and if it does ill just cook the rock for the remaining 2 weeks.

 

[masterswimmer]

I'm a HUGE advocate of regular and frequent water changes. Actually, that's all I do. I don't dose anything, just water changes every single week. One week 10% next week 20%. Replaces all my trace elements and keeps my Ca up too.

BUT THAT'S JUST ME! Others will have their tried and true methods. I believe you can't go wrong with the water changes you've mentioned.

Russ

 

[Tonyscoots84]

kk thanks russ. i will ride it out and see what happens. hopefully everything works out like it has always for me.

thanks again
anthony

 

[jhale]

Tony why are you stressing over your tank???

what's wrong?

 

[nanoreefer22]

Tony why are you stressing over your tank???

what's wrong?

Ditto stop stressin over this one and worry about how "sexy" the 75g's gonna look.

 

[DEEPWATER]

FYI, NSW = 1.0265
I try to keep mine about there. Fish are fine with a bit lower. I find that my corals open and color up better with SG = ~ 1.0265. JMO of course.

Russ

Agreed 100% i use to keep my tank at 1.024
But since i raised almost 6 months ago ,my rics love it and my blastos too

 

[Tonyscoots84]

everything is completely brownnnn this is crazy.. i dont no what to do. everybody says ride it out but i no its the freakin sand givin out the bad stuff. k im going to post pics of my 10 gallon bare bottom. i took out a couple of rocks from my 29 gallon and put them in there they were brown when i put them in there and now theres no one piece of brown algae on em. i just dont no i dont wanna bother u guys with this stupid tank anymore.

 

[DEEPWATER]

Tony
I hope when you start your 75gal ,you let thing do wha tthey have too ,and dont mess with your tank ,or keep rearranging thing with your hands ,If you are looking for something to be worng in your tank ,you will find it,even if everything is ok.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Relax. Give it some time. By you messing with it you're not helping matters it's a natural bloom let it go through it's cycle.

 

[DEEPWATER]

everything is completely brownnnn this is crazy.. i dont no what to do. everybody says ride it out but i no its the freakin sand givin out the bad stuff. k im going to post pics of my 10 gallon bare bottom. i took out a couple of rocks from my 29 gallon and put them in there they were brown when i put them in there and now theres no one piece of brown algae on em. i just dont no i dont wanna bother u guys with this stupid tank anymore.

Take out your rock ,cook the dam thing ,lol ,and stop stressing over your 29 gal ,you are just making thing hard to start your 75 ,split mlik baby ,wipe it up .poor another cup ,enjoy

 

[Tonyscoots84]

but its brown and uglyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. lolz i dont want to say i dont give a crap because i do. i take great pride in my tank and i worked very hard to have the water stable and perfect as it is. but the freaking rock..... lolz i dont wanna have to complain to u guys i just had a bad day at work and i guess im venting after seeing it browner then yesterday.

 

[Deanos]

k im going to post pics of my 10 gallon bare bottom. i took out a couple of rocks from my 29 gallon and put them in there they were brown when i put them in there and now theres no one piece of brown algae on em.

Brown algae is not the only thing missing from this 10g. Several nitrate/phosphate producing fish including 2 tangs are missing. Are there inverts in the tank? Did a anemone get shredded by a powerhead in this tank? Are you feeding this tank? How much light is on the tank? Shall I continue?

You cannot compare the algae growth on two tanks...especially when neither has fully matured. Just show some patience and things will improve. I've seen you post the "patience" credo to many other members since you've joined...now it's time to exhibit some yourself.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

yes yes true deanos. ive tried to help other members out as much as i can. everything was going good in my tank now i got the brown algae on my rock. deanos your good you. lolz thanks ill try my best but if ya here that crazy man throws fish tank out his 2nd floor window you no thats meeeee. lolz im jus kidding.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

right now temp is at 81 should i try to lower that to like 79 dont no if that would make a difference. and raise the salinity to 1.025-1.026. would that be better.

 

[jhale]

in the summer I keep my tank at 80-82 in the winter I let drop to 76 before the heater comes on. the temperature is not going to play a huge part in the cycle.
if you can it to 79-78 that would be better for the critters in the tank.

this is the 29 were talking about?
brown algae is no big deal that will go away. just be glad your not fighting turf or hair algae, then I would not be standing under your windows lol

like Dean said let the tank run it's course, have a beer and chill out
I'm still working in my shop, otherwise I'd have a beer too

 

[Tonyscoots84]

gotcha jhale. its just afta so much work this is what i get in return lolz. but ill let it play its course. i dont no how much patience i have but we will see how long it takes me to go nuts..... lolz thanks again

 

[jhale]

well we better get you ready for the cyno cycle. if you don't like a little brown algae let me tell you the cyno is going to make you want to throw a brick at the tank, lol. jk.

but seriously the cyno will come someday and it is red, ugly, and nasty looking. it covers your rocks and it seems like it will never go away. but I will tell you a secret, chemi-clean is your friend. I used it to fight a horrible case of cyno bacteria after I had syphoned it out of the tank over and over again, and gone through carbon, and buckets of salt. a few grams of chemi-clean kicked that bacteria's a$$ for good.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

hmmmm jhale chemi clean. what exactly is it and how much of it do u use. and can it be used on the brown algae i have.... im using rodi water to. so im pretty confident that its pure as hell. well i hope. i dont have tester thingy to test the water but maybe someone does around where i live.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

but if i use it arent i making matters worse like it would come back one day if it dont go away on its own.... pretty much just delaying the cycling process.

 

[jhale]

without a TDS meter is hard to know what your ro/di output is. depending on how old the filters are they might not be working as well as they should be.

chemi-clean will not keep the cyno away forever, but it will make it disappear for a long while. by then your tank should be established and it should not come back in any large amounts. I had a small bloom, maybe due to Po4, but I used phosban to knock out the Po4 and the cyno died away.