Gold Everywhere

Discussion in 'Algae' started by erock38, Jan 4, 2013.

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  1. erock38

    erock38 Feather Duster

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    Well i left for 2 weeks. I Came back and things were still looking good. Parameters are good and i only lost a clown fish which i thought i would lose anyway. My water was pretty low when i came back and my heater was somehow on 88. I have a 36 gallon and about 7 gallons had evaporated. After filling it back up and i did cold water to bring the temp down everything was fine. I woke up this morning and everything was fine. I left to go to my LFS and and 2 hours had passed and now i got gold stuff everywhere. What is this? My tank is about 6 months old. i already had a diatom bloom. Can someone please tell me what going on. I just got a red pipe organ coral and im scared to put him in there now
     

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  2. Marshall O

    Marshall O Giant Squid

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    Is some of that rock new? It looks very white to be in a tank for 6 months...
     
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  3. erock38

    erock38 Feather Duster

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    yes. the white rocks are 2 weeks old.
     
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  4. SteelerMike

    SteelerMike Feather Duster

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    Looks like diatoms forming on the new rocks to me
     
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  5. Todd_Sails

    Todd_Sails Giant Squid

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    Could be Cyano
    And the substrate- +1
     
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  6. erock38

    erock38 Feather Duster

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    Cyano could be that color? I know i have cyano on the sand but its be disappearing since i got the second powerhead but the gold color happen all of a sudden..
     
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  7. Marshall O

    Marshall O Giant Squid

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    I would put money on it being from the new rock. The diatoms are consuming the silica from the new rock. Should go away on its own.
     
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