These are all normal developments, though they are typically viewed as diseases and failings in aquarium management.Trying to get rid of the stuff is usually a harmless activity which may or may not be beneficial.
Two nights ago I saw a red patch but i figured it was there just cause i forgot to turn powerhead back on, i turned it on and turned off lights for the night next morning it was gone but now as seen in the first picture there is more red stuff which i assume to be cyano. i ordered waste away and refresh arriving next weekend but also ive seen this brown stuff but it looks different from last months diatoms as its more hairy and stringy, some with bubbled on the end so i think its dinos. ive also seen some green color pop up on the edge of sandbed underneath where it meetd the glass aswell as on some rocks the red stuff is also on the glass.
i think that red on the rock next to tang is coraline cause it doesnt blow off when shot with turkey baster
edit- forgot to add params
Phospahate .16 ppm
Calcium 370 ppm (I know its low ive never dosed before i have brs calcium coming on my order)
Alk- 6.7 , i dosed a little baking soda water, thats what ive been doing but my test ran out so i cant check till tomorrow
Nitrate last time i checked two weeks ago it was off the charts (64+) but now ive gotten mixed results after two tests, but both say around 4ppm red sea wheel test
Except for bottled nitrifying bacteria, it seems the jury is still out on the worth of bottle bacteria for the aquarium. For me, bottled bacteria is given a provisional rating of “snake oil”. As for the concept of microbiome diversity in the management of an aquarium, it is a concept with little or no scientific support. For me, bacteria diversity is given the provisional rating of “myth”.
