[sammie18]

I went and took some pictures of my live rock from the prev question.

My Live rock

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I have 6 good sized live rock in my tank, well every week (seems like every week) My live rock turn different colors my live rock went to green, to red, then to like a dark purple and now its a dark purple with green... Is this fine? I dont really no about this live rock stuff i just started saltwater. My tanks been running for about 3 months now, my water is great, i got it from a salt water fish store so i wouldnt have o wait forever so yea let me know! Thanks!





And this is a top view theres a light glare in the way sorry

[xXSuPeRhErO_gIrLXx]

This is what my live rock looked like when I started to get a huge diatom algae bloom...then came every other algae known to man...or so it seemed...then the red slime began......all of these things went away once I got my ro/di hooked up...and a little patience...

[patrick1234]

Well do you have any red leg crabs in the tank?

[sammie18]

No i dont have any red leg crabs,i have a shrimp :P lol

[e_baer]

Which does your algae look and fee like?


Does it look like this, except different colors?



Or is it hard and crusty and look like this except different colors?

[patrick1234]

O I had truble with my red legs eating all my purpl and so the rocks wher changing to green

[sammie18]

It looks like the green one just different colors and alos a couple days ago there were a couple white spots on my live rock and there gone, but theres a quarter sized white spot now, what is it?

[patrick1234]

what kinda lights are you runing?

[sammie18]

Im running Ocean Sun 10,000K
15watt

[patrick1234]

what is your
calcium at?

[sammie18]

ummmm...i dont no...lol All i have is a Hydrometer....how would i read the calcium?

[e_baer]

hmmm, well the first thing you will want to do is go out and get yourself some quality water testing equipment. you will want to test for phosphate, calcium, ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, PH ans salinity. Those are just the basics. I would recommend the brand salifert.

The type of algae you have is called cyano...it is actually a bacteria. There are a few ways to get rid of the cyano. I would recommend better water quality and getting mroe flow in the tank.

What kind of powerheads do you have? How often do you do a water change?

You may want to look under the RB library for more tips on how to control pest algae.

http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/g...html#post70058

[patrick1234]

well id look in to geting some kinda test kit

[sammie18]

This is sooo dificult haha Do you guys think its because its not a saltwater ready tank? Cause i dont have it like most saltwater fish tanks are supposed to be. I acually just bought a 40 gallon tank and havnt set it up yet.

[e_baer]

it is not because its not a saltwater ready tank....Its because of water quality and water flow.

cyanobacteria - Google Search

Reef Sources Features - Cyano-ra

http://www.microbiologybytes.com/vid...obacteria.html

Frequently Asked Questions (& Answers!) :: Slime Algae

how do I get rid of cyanobacteria - Google Search

[sammie18]

Ok thanks :P

[patrick1234]

Your learning it will get better as you go most likley your tank is just now cycleing so you will get some odd stuff going on at first

[Bamaguy]

I have about 500 folders to scan in at work and I have a double monitor system so I scan in the folders on one monitor and read this forum with the other. It helps pass the time while I wait for my tank to cycle but it also is giving me a wealth of great info to avoid any mistakes I made the first time around. Good luck with the tank. Definitely buy a test kit and maybe post a rundown of your equipment and get some opinions. I learned Bioballs for instance were a "No-No" from everyone here and am working to replace them before trying a reef tank.

[yumseyo]

Originally Posted by patrick1234

O I had truble with my red legs eating all my purpl and so the rocks wher changing to green

I am also having my purple rocks turn white. I just got a red leg hermit crab and it seem to start soon after. I have been told that crabs don't do that. Are you sure it is your red legs? Is it a hermit crab you are referring to as red legs?

[palmbeach2210]

Originally Posted by yumseyo

I am also having my purple rocks turn white. I just got a red leg hermit crab and it seem to start soon after. I have been told that crabs don't do that. Are you sure it is your red legs? Is it a hermit crab you are referring to as red legs?

He has a problem with Cyano, which the crabs will eat.

[ianizaguirre]

get a black background