Green star polyps (show me yours)

[Noobreefer90]

So I got a little batch of green star polyps non metallic about 5 days Ago. At first it didn’t want to come out but did a water change and now starting to come out even tho I have horrible lighting atm small Marineland led but I have a HIPARGERO LED Aquarium Light – Aquarium LED Lights 30W Saltwater Lighting Touch Control 3W Cree Chips Coral Reef Fish Nano Tank light on order expected to be here Friday 

 

but heres my polyps the day it come home2nd day 4th after closing up for a daytoday

[slowngreen]

They like some flow too. 

 

Heres a fts of my tank, I have a good amoun of gsp. Have some in my fuge too.

 

[Noobreefer90]

3 minutes ago, slowngreen said:

They like some flow too. 

 

Heres a fts of my tank, I have a good amoun of gsp. Have some in my fuge too.

 

Nice tank. I have a small like fountain pump in there moves them a little but I’m going to get a Wavemaker soon it’s just a 14g biocube idk what to put in there that won’t be to much 

[Noobreefer90]

Also I have some brown algae growing on my rocks and sand what is this and is it bad.  

[slowngreen]

Algae is all part of a new tank. To me a good sign of not near enough flow is algae though too. Nothing to move the water through the rock. Check out some other builds here who have the same tank and see what powerhead/wave makers they are using.

[Clown79]

The algae looks like diatoms which is normal in a new tank.

 

The lighting you are using may also be aiding the algae due to the spectrum it most likely is.

 

Lack of flow as well.

 

In a 14g a powerhead with 420 gph would be good. Something like hydor koralia 420.

The little fountain pump is most likely 80-100 gph not nearly enough.

 

Adding some snails will also help