Newbie - Advise needed....

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Originally Posted by rickzter

Nice setup! I think you need more LR though. As for the cyano, it is a normal cycle the tank will go through. I have had some cyano and still do actually. Just keep on the water changes and if it really bothers you, stir the sand a tad to disturb the cyano and so your filter and/or skimmer will catch it. rub the walls and get it out of the way. I feel that if you leave it alone, you are pretty much letting it thrive. Where ever it grows, rub it off and disturb it's growth. It wont stop it from coming back, but atleast you wont have ugly patches in your tank.

My tank has been running for about 4 months and have not had any bad cyano spikes.

BTW, very nice bubble coral! Is that white thing in the front a tube anemone? If so, your gonna wish you never got that one, as they will sting anything their tentacles can touch.

Got a question to ask you guys. Since posting I have done another water change (Last Monday 12/26) and even thou brown algea has stayed the same I now notice today especially that the water is cloudy. I have checked water parameters and all except for Phosphates are fine. Phoshates are 0.5ppm which is kinda high. Overall I have only added phosban to lower phosphate levels but it seems water is getting cloudier and it has a nasty smell to it. Corals and fish seem fine and healthy thus far but would appreciate help or info as to what this is. Is this normal??