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  1. duhlsusional

    duhlsusional Flamingo Tongue

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    diatom algea is almost off of my LR. ( STill on the LS ). I am noticing some green algea coming in now. Is this nromal for a new tank that is cycling? Thanks
     
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  2. TROYBOY84

    TROYBOY84 Feather Duster

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    yup thats all part of the cycle. put a clean up crew in if you havent already done so. How long has the tank been running for? how are your params. ph,sg,ammonia ect?
     
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  3. duhlsusional

    duhlsusional Flamingo Tongue

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    About 3 weeks now. And i just looked into the tank and i noticed on only one of my LIve Rocks there are little red dots. not alot but neough to nitice and they are pretty deep in red color. Any ideas.
     
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    TROYBOY84 Feather Duster

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    hard to say without seeing but i have some red in mine to. could be red slime or red Coraline. i would just continue to watch it. I had fun watching my tank cycle, you get to see lots of changes. do you have any snails or hermits in there yet?
     
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  5. duhlsusional

    duhlsusional Flamingo Tongue

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    Majority of my tank is snails. like 10 margaritas and 1 mex. turbo and 2 nassarius snails to clean up un eaten food.
     
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    TROYBOY84 Feather Duster

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    it sounds like everything is normal typical cycle, did your ammonia start to spike yet?
     
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  7. duhlsusional

    duhlsusional Flamingo Tongue

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    ammonia seems to be at o.25 lime green color.
     
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    Yeah you are doing fine. My tanks did the same when cycling. I had diatoms right at the end of the cycle. Clean up crew was added then and it went away after a few weeks. I waited a total of 8 weeks for my last tank to cycle. Never got green algae, but diatoms and red slime for sure
     
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  9. duhlsusional

    duhlsusional Flamingo Tongue

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    what does this red slime look like.
     
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    TROYBOY84 Feather Duster

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