Jlyn
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@Jlyn · 6 months ago

New tank cycling and this is showing up, only in this corner. Good? Bad? What do I do? 🤷🏻‍♀️ (the red stuff)

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Did you use food to cycle the tank?

Btw it’s just part of the process

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No, no food, no fish, no corals and no lights

Don’t worry it’s just a type of spreading algae how many weeks?

Jlyn's avatar @Jlyn 182d

3 weeks now

Ok just wait 1 or 3 more weeks it should be gone if not get an algae eating fish or invert

looks like cyano start hang in there!

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🫠 I sure hope not

That red stuff looks like cyano algae, which is pretty common during cycling. It usually means low flow or low nitrates so try increasing water movement in that corner and maybe a little cleanup crew to keep it in check!

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