Green and red on live rock and sand

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  1. xdhendrix

    xdhendrix Plankton

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    didnt start seing this till i used purple tech for bought a week. Its on the sand rock and the bottom of the glass. Is this just the purple tech workin?
     
    xdhendrix, Feb 27, 2009
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  2. xdhendrix

    xdhendrix Plankton

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  3. RHorton

    RHorton Pajama Cardinal

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  4. {Nano}Reefer

    {Nano}Reefer Dragon Wrasse

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    Well the first pic looks like regular coralline but hard to tell, second pic i would agree with Horton, looks like cyano.
     
    {Nano}Reefer, Feb 27, 2009
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  5. salsalito25

    salsalito25 Stylophora

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    Just for curiousness how long your tank ben up and running..? And cyano does look like the culpret....
     
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  6. xdhendrix

    xdhendrix Plankton

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    i bought the tank locally from a guy who had it for 4 months. Ive had it bout a month.
     
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  7. xdhendrix

    xdhendrix Plankton

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    thanx 4 da replies
     
    xdhendrix, Feb 28, 2009
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  8. kip3

    kip3 Astrea Snail

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    Agreed. Did you keep the guy's water and rock? Because if the tank has been up and running for 5 months, you may want to try increasing the water flow in the tank with an upgraded pump/power heads to get rid of the cyano.

    Kristyn
     
    kip3, Feb 28, 2009
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  9. xdhendrix

    xdhendrix Plankton

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    what kind of clean crew do you guys recommend for cyano i just have 4 astrea snails and a emerald crab?
     
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  10. salsalito25

    salsalito25 Stylophora

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    ehh.. here's another ? for ya..... What are your water perameters..?? How did you transport the tank to your place..?? depending how you did it the tank "may" have gone through a mini cycle again..
     
    salsalito25, Feb 28, 2009
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