Whats on my rocks?

[mbaeza64]

Anytime. We also have your other heater.

Do you mind if I ask you a question about my aquarium?

 

[FinsUp]

Do you mind if I ask you a question about my aquarium?

I'd be happy to help. Ask away.

 

[mbaeza64]

I'd be happy to help. Ask away.

Thank you and this is on one of my rocks and idk what it is? View attachment 19473

 

[mbaeza64]

View attachment 19474 and it looks like an egg but explodes or something and goes everywhere! I don't have a clue what it is or if it's bad???

 

[mbaeza64]

View attachment 19475

 

[FinsUp]

I don't see anything out of the ordinary... what, specifically, are you trying to identify?

 

[Balz3352]

I would suggest creating your own thread with this problem so others can help too... And is there any chance you can circle or arrow what you are specifically worried about?

 

[mbaeza64]

I'm not sure I'll send a closer picture and I'm new so I don't have a clue in how to do that View attachment 19476

 

[mbaeza64]

View attachment 19477 like it explodes and goes everywhere and gets on my other rocks and sand.

 

[Balz3352]

Are you talking about the brown stuff? If so looks like detritus to me

 

[mbaeza64]

Are you talking about the brown stuff? If so looks like detritus to me

Yes and is that bad?

 

[FinsUp]

View attachment 19474 and it looks like an egg but explodes or something and goes everywhere! I don't have a clue what it is or if it's bad???

hmmm... not sure. Usually I try to avoid egglike things that send out spores (explode), because they're not usually good. If nobody else chimes in with an ID on this thread, you might want to post up a new one with the best pics you can get of it. Just say you need an ID on it, that it looks like an egg that's exploding or sending out spores. There's a lot of good folks in the club, most of whom are better at identifying those kinds of critters than I am. If it really bothers you, take that rock out of your tank and see if you can remove the egg, then rinse it well to get all the egg bits off the rock and put it back in your tank. It might be harmless, tho.

 

[Balz3352]

Nope natural cycle of a new tank... It should go away on its own. Patients is a key here.... This is the stuff that your bacteria will feed on and will establish your natural flora!

 

[CRW Reef]

Created your own thread for you but it looks like you are having a Diatom bloom to me.

Click this link for pictures of Diatom Blooms that match yours I believe - https://www.google.com/search?q=dia...nNJCcyATJvoK4Bg&ved=0CCEQsAQ&biw=1920&bih=979

 

[mbaeza64]

hmmm... not sure. Usually I try to avoid egglike things that send out spores (explode), because they're not usually good. If nobody else chimes in with an ID on this thread, you might want to post up a new one with the best pics you can get of it. Just say you need an ID on it, that it looks like an egg that's exploding or sending out spores. There's a lot of good folks in the club, most of whom are better at identifying those kinds of critters than I am. If it really bothers you, take that rock out of your tank and see if you can remove the egg, then rinse it well to get all the egg bits off the rock and put it back in your tank. It might be harmless, tho.

Thank you

 

[mbaeza64]

Nope natural cycle of a new tank... It should go away on its own. Patients is a key here.... This is the stuff that your bacteria will feed on and will establish your natural flora!

Thank you I'll let it take its course.

 

[Balz3352]

Created your own thread for you but it looks like you are having a Diatom bloom to me.

Click this link for pictures of Diatom Blooms that match yours I believe - https://www.google.com/search?q=dia...nNJCcyATJvoK4Bg&ved=0CCEQsAQ&biw=1920&bih=979

Agreed!... Good thing

 

[FinsUp]

diatom bloom would make sense, given the age of your tank.

(thanks Chad - I think he'll get better answers here than in my mangrove thread)

 

[jahmic]

The brown stuff looks like diatoms...pretty much standard in a new tank. As the tank matures they will start to disappear.

If you can squirt water at the rocks with a turkey baster and stuff blows off, that'd be detritus...but the diatoms won't really go anywhere. If you are getting a lot of detritus on the rocks, then you should try adding more flow to the tank to prevent it from accumulating and causing more problems later.

 

[mbaeza64]

Created your own thread for you but it looks like you are having a Diatom bloom to me.

Click this link for pictures of Diatom Blooms that match yours I believe - https://www.google.com/search?q=dia...nNJCcyATJvoK4Bg&ved=0CCEQsAQ&biw=1920&bih=979

Yes that's it!! thank you I'll read about it!