hachadwick
Pilot
Hello everyone!
I have recently switched to a 120 cube and everything is really healthy! The coral are growing like weeds and the fish are always active and healthy. In fact, I have no issues with the exception of one! :frustrat:
Every day, when the lights come on my sand starts to turn brown on the top. When I stir it up, it comes back after less than 1 hour. Lights out, the color goes away. I assume this is some type of algae but I am not sure what kind or how to treat it. I purchased a Phosphate test kit and I am showing a level just barley above zero. I don't have any other kind of algae in the tank though, just this brown dusty stuff.
I have a fuge running but it is very young.
I am using a small grained sand for the bottom which I stir every day. :grumble:
I would like to get it to where I don't have to stir it everyday. Here is a pic of my tank and the brown stuff, of course I have my hood and lights off at the time of the pic.
I have recently switched to a 120 cube and everything is really healthy! The coral are growing like weeds and the fish are always active and healthy. In fact, I have no issues with the exception of one! :frustrat:
Every day, when the lights come on my sand starts to turn brown on the top. When I stir it up, it comes back after less than 1 hour. Lights out, the color goes away. I assume this is some type of algae but I am not sure what kind or how to treat it. I purchased a Phosphate test kit and I am showing a level just barley above zero. I don't have any other kind of algae in the tank though, just this brown dusty stuff.
I have a fuge running but it is very young.
I am using a small grained sand for the bottom which I stir every day. :grumble:
I would like to get it to where I don't have to stir it everyday. Here is a pic of my tank and the brown stuff, of course I have my hood and lights off at the time of the pic.