Coralline algae

[jon631NY]

My tank is being cycled and my dry rock with the blue light on appears to have a light pink color growing onto the rock , not sure if this in fact coralline, ps the the camera won't pick up the pink color

 

[Fish Fan]

How old is your tank, and what method are you using to cycle it?

 

[jon631NY]

I am doing fish in cycle w turbo start 900 it's past a week now , new tank but never seen this pink before occurring

 

[lil sumpin]

Pics in white light would help discern but honestly it’s unlikely you have CCA this soon

 

[Lavey29]

No you don't have coralline in a brand new tank and fish in cycles are cruel to the animal and fries their gills. Do you even know what your ammonia level is?

 

[Formulator]

fish in cycles are cruel to the animal and fries their gills

BS.

 

[Lavey29]

BS.

Not to those who truly care about their animals

 

[Formulator]

Not to those who truly care about their animals

If you really want to go down this road, there are a lot of people who would say our entire hobby is cruel…

 

[Lavey29]

If you really want to go down this road, there are a lot of people who would say our entire hobby is cruel…

Fish in cycles are the dinosaur fossil of the hobby. Modern bottle products make cycling a tank without a fish simple and efficient. Like I said some people care about their animals and others just want their reef tank and want it now and some fried gills isn't going to slow them down.