Is this bad?

Discussion in 'ID This!' started by Dsilowka3, Dec 9, 2008.

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  1. jakeh24

    jakeh24 Pajama Cardinal

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    to me it just looks like some average algae probably just growing on the silicone because it can actually take hold (The silicone has a rougher surface allowing the algae to grab hold and grow)
     
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  2. Dsilowka3

    Dsilowka3 Fire Worm

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    Oh im sorry for the misunderstanding... the whole system is about 8 months old.
     
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  3. Dsilowka3

    Dsilowka3 Fire Worm

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    The laughing was because i thought he was kidding me and partly because if i should not have fish in the tank id be in a pretty rough position...

    The quotes were to remind him of what he said to me, since i know hes always very helpful and probably didnt remember answering me early November. I added a link so he can refresh his memory and clarify any misunderstandings...

    Anyway, the whole point of this thread is to ID this algae and whether it is sth i should be concerned about....
     
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  4. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    Dont worry my friend, I didnt take it in a bad way. Everythings "irie mon".

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  5. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    To transfer from a 30 to a 55 is a piece of pie compared to a cycle. The 2 major things to worry about(which aren't too major).
    Your bacteria on your live rock and such needs some time to build up and be able to handle more of a load. And your established sandbed will be disturbed. There really isn't any way of knowing how bad it will be unless you do your transfer differently or, you learn the hard way. Personally, I would have done the exact same thing. It's all in a days work8). The algae shown in the pic is normal algae. I wouldn't blink an eye at it. Your tank will deal with various nuisances with age. I rarely need to scrape algae from my glass at all. It's the coralline that I'm ready to consider a nusance. My algae scraper is being used to hold broccolli for my tang and leopard wrasse.
     
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  6. Dsilowka3

    Dsilowka3 Fire Worm

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    Alright good =0) i hoped it wasnt taken the wrong way....

    I actually did go about it all in 1 day...well 2 days i guess if you want to call it. Day 1 i filled the tank half way, mixed my salt, added a power head and heater. day 2 i transfered all the live rock and sand in buckets filled with the 30 gal. water. all of my inhabitants were placed in bags in the new tank and i re acclimated them all while i aquascaped. for the most part it wasnt so bad, water was a little cloudy but that cleared up within a few hours and never had any kind of mini cycle. tested water for the first few days, last test was on sunday so hopefully ill be in the clear.

    Anyway, im glad to hear its nothing i should be concerned about, ive just never seen yellow algae but as long as it doesnt hurt anything i have no reason to get rid of it. i actually kinda like the look of the yellow and it covers my sloppy silicone job =0)
     
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