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I have a 3x1.5x1.5ft tank, currently in the midst of cycling. The tank consists 2" grade 1 sand and a few pieces of cured LR from my previous tank. (7kg)

Everything is put on hold in the meantime till I get more LR to complete the cycling.

I am using a 2x36W PL light (1 white 1 blue tube) for the tank, and lighting duration is 10hrs.

I recently noticed that my LR started to develop nice coraline algae which is unexpected since I am cycling the tank.

The downside is that there is a sudden algae bloom on my sand bed which I think is brown alage. I have no test kits and so I cant test the water.

How do I eliminate the brown algae, but at the same time allow the coraline algae to blossom? :lol:

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Don't worry about diatoms. They're only unsightly but not directly harmful. They will die off once the silicates are consumed. However, silicates will be reintroduced once you top up water or change water with tapwater. An alternative would be to run rowaphos as it has been stated to remove silicates as well as phosphates.

Always something more important than fish.

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Since you are at cycling, it is normal to have this happening.

However, I would like to point that 2 x 36w PL for a 3ft will not be sufficient unless you are planning to have FLOWR (Fish Only With Live Rocks).

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Since, you are cycling. You can turn off your lights. I cycled my tank for 2 months without light.

Coralline Algae does not need light to grow but light will assist in diatom growth.

Thats a very good suggestion bro.

In fact, I have read in Anthony Calfo's book recomending that too. He claims that it will help in the populations of copepods too. ;)

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