Cycled Reef Tanks, Some With Diatoms, and Some With Coralline Algae.

[Jeremy Lain]

Hello, I have been reading alot about cycling a reef tank. I see that people have different ways of doing it. Some people go through the cycle process and there tanks have diatoms by the end of the process, and some people go through the process and end up with coralline algae and no diatoms. Can someone please help me understand this and the difference between the ways of doing it?

 

[Ocelaris]

You don't have much control over what will end up in the tank, but you can help avoid nuisance algae by starting with low light and low nutrients. Corraline algae takes a while to get started. Diatoms and cyano will get in your tank regardless, but so the goal is just to minimize the conditions that promote them. Here's a great video that talks about the cycling process.

https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/vide...-for-long-term-success-brstv-tank-trials-ep8/

 

[Jeremy Lain]

Thank you for your reply, It helped me understand better.