So brand new to this" 30G.. update New pics and corals

The brown is call diatoms, they sustain themselves off the silicates found on new equipment, glass and sand. Once the level of silicates dies down they disappear as well,

There are a couple of types of snails that burrow into the sand and only reappear once food fall to the bottom.

Looks like your progressing well.

 

Thanks for the response. I also notice very small things that are alive and moving on the rock.looks like live in the small holes on rock Looks like a very small worm with legs. Its see through but brown in the middle.. also there are little things that looks like ants. Both of these are very small I only noticed because I'm obsessed with this tank and the process

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You are most likely seeing, copepods, amphipods, and isopods. The occasional bristle worm as well. All are common hitch-hikers on live rock. The populations will wax and wane according to the available food resource.

This is an excellent link and guide to identification of most things you will find.

Live Rock Hitch Hikers

Happy reefing.

 

You have all the answers lol thanks alot!

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No, lol not at all.

When you get to calcium reactors, led lighting, DIY sumps and fuges, eels......
I will be of absolutely no assistance. My interest lies mostly in the biological aspect. Once you get into the equipment, advanced water chemistry and such, I am just as lost as the next person.


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Well I still thank u and every one.else for your help. the brown is really every where now. Hopefully it will look better soon.

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Diatoms are taken over. Everything is brown. And ammonia is really high. But I did find out that I have three snails I found another last night. They seem happy. And those tiny ISOpods are now looking like two headed shirmps. Should I just start over or hold out?

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Forge ahead, sounds perfectly normal.

 

Okay thanks. Patience young Jedi lol that's what I keep telling myself.before driving to lfs

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Hey welcome to 3reef! Getting a new tank started is a lot of fun but at the same time a real patience killer. But the rewards are well worth every bit of it and then some. If you are interested in having a big tank you may find it in your best interest to go ahead and start that way! There is a lot more room to make mistakes or just beginner learning steps. A small tank has a lot less room so if something goes wrong for any reason its going to go wrong with a quickness, there is also alot more maintance involved. You have to do more frequent water changes, etc. Just something to keep on the mind because it sucks getting something setup and then deciding you want to go bigger...or you could just have two tanks!