just wondering what to do?

so what do i do? i dont want to kill fish or anything i would put it in my tank... here i thought everything was going good & my cycle was ending... im so lost right now!! help plz...

 

i might take you up on that...i wish i could get you here to look & tell me if im doing something wrong.... but me & dann will b by soon bro..

 

FWIW, a diatom bloom is not guaranteed to happen in a tank. Diatoms seem to thrive off of silicates and if your rock and sand are very clean, you may not have much.
My tank is 10 months old now and I have never seen any sort of diatom bloom at all! I used 100% dry rock and dry sand.
Also, your tank is considered cycled if you are reading 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, and have nitrates. Now you want to get rid of those nitrates with some large water changes. In theory, this should take 1 50% water change to get it to 20 ppm nitrates, but it does not always add up this way. After you get those nitrates under 20 ppm you are good to add a SMALL clean up crew. Since you do not seem to have much algae (as I still do not either), add a very light clean up crew so that they do not starve. At this time, I would also consider it safe to add a clownfish (or 2 if you want a mated pair) like you mentioned above.

 

Thanx for the input... i was thinking that same thing... i started with dead clean live rock. & then i killed some of my live sand myself by adding tapwater to it... so i think thts whats going on... so again i appreciate the input...

 

Looks good.

Getting nitrates to between 0-10 ppm is not realistic in a new tank. Be happy if the value stays consistently round 20 while the tank ages, for several months.
I would do a water change and get a small clean up crew. Snails need something to eat so I would not buy more than a couple snails initially.
Throw a tiny pinch of fish food in to feed the hermits and to contribute to your biological filter. The population of nutrifying bacteria is going to wax and wane for months depending on your bio-load and available nutrients, allow the biological filter plenty of time to adjust between additions.

 

less than 4 weeks... 55 gallons..I see pure white..and you say you have seen no diatoms yet...ime..you got some time yet.... but as I stated ...JMO....and a tad bit'o JME.
good luck..do the bio action(pick your poison).. it ain't ALL about numbers..per Coraillines post.....Shoot some more photos as it progresses.. : )
Good job....your doing fine....again..jmo

 

well i think im going to do a 50% water change tomorrow & see where its @ if i get nitrates down to 20ppm or below i think i will add my NEMO ;D & a couple snails,hermits & shrimp... & will feed them all what the need when they need it... hows that sound?
THANKS FOR YOUR INPUT FELLOW REEFERS!!!;D;D

 

That's exactly what I would do in your situation =).

 

so i did my water change & now have my nitrates around 10-15ppm...although my tank is a lilttle more cloudy than normal... hope that goes away over night.. id really like to add my very small clean up crew & nemo. (for the 5 my yr old). all my parameters are @ 0ppm except nitrates are 10-15ppm. i will keep you posted..thanks reefers.

 

Where did you buy youre background ? its really nice