Rusty brown color

[nhbp]

Hey guys, I just started a 46 bow and it's still cycling. I just had a question, i bought some live rock to put on top of my base rocks and now they are a rusty brown color. It spread from the rock to the base rocks and now to the substrate. Is that bad?

[hypertech]

Its probably diatoms - they will go away with time and good water quality.

If they are little flake looking things, they are planaria flatworms. I have them now. So long as they don't get to plague proportions and smother things, they are harmless - annoying but harmless.

[nhbp]

thanks, i was starting to worry for a lil there.

[KPAX]

Your tank will go through a couple morer different stages before you get it where you want it to be. You may get cyno next. It's a redish/purplish algae. Be paitent...and keep asking questions...That's what's so great about this club. You've got questions, we've got answers...

[nhbp]

yeah thanks, the brown is actually all gone now, and i've done nothing but a partial water change so far.