Bacteria Growing On Rocks In Reef Tank Site Www.reef2Reef.com. Web has anyone else noticed an increase in bacteria with this rock? The fuzzy white cotton looking stuff has disappeared.
Starting to wonder if the water can’t penetrate the rock. Given the small tank size, it may be easier. Have had a tank set up running for 4 years now but a month ago have had a growth of red slime algae which i believe is called cyanobacteria.
Tank Is Fully Cycled And Not My First Rodeo.
Given the small tank size, it may be easier. I’m not worried about adding fish quickly as i will wait until spring for that. Starting to wonder if the water can't penetrate the rock.
Web So I Just Setup My Second Tank, But It's My First Time Using Dry/Dead Rock.
Web good news everyone! Web should i add some other bottled bacteria to get me the live rock effect? After reading a few papers and seeing data.
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Just take out everything from the tank. Clean it with vinegar and then run fresh water for a day or 2. Most modern day reef tanks are started with dead dry rock and additional bacteria can speed along the cycling process.
Web Has Anyone Else Noticed An Increase In Bacteria With This Rock?
It's a 55 gallon with a few fish, a crab, and a shrimp. Web looks like you have a growing aiptasia (a type of nuisance anemone) infestation and this will get worse over time. But bacteria dosing these days.
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