So the brown sand . . . . . . . . . . . .

PH - 8
Ammonia - 0
Nitrate - 0
Salt - 1.024
Nitrate - 0
Calcium - 320PPM
KH - 179
Phosphate - 0

Temp 78.1 degrees

Sand is browner today ?

Is there anything I can do to make this go away ? I have nothing in here living yet, just starting adding "purple"
I am hoping to pop a fish in here soon

 

How old is the tank?

 

Did yo recently add any equipment?

 

It sounds like diatoms to me. Can we get a picture of your sand?

 

tanks been running about 4 weeks now, everything seems fine, except this brown sand.

Rocks are started to show signs of growth of "other" things

 

oh sorry 40Lbs of "carribean live sand" and 95Lbs of live rock also.

 

Diatoms, they'll die out. Common new tank issue.

 

ok, thats a relief.

When whould I put a clean up crew in the tank ? does the clean up crew stay in there forever ?
Can i add 2 clown fish now ? in all honesty thats what I really want, is to have 2 clown fish.

 

Did you ever add something to cause the cycle to start and see ammonia and/or nitrite spike? If so, as long as ammonia and nitrite are zero you can put in a clean up crew. Yes, the clean up crew stays.

I would wait at least another month before adding fish, we didn't put fish in for 3 months and have had no problems since adding them. Depending on how much beneficial bacteria you have, adding a fish can cause a mini cycle (ammonia to spike again), which is why you add slowly with time in between (except in the case of a pair of clown, best to introduce those together and at a small size). Have you been adding food or anything to the tank since starting it up?

 

i havent added anything, should I now add a shrimp ?
I am not in a rush to put anything in the tank, I would rather it was right, rather than quick.