At almost 1 month old, in this photo you can see what livestock was added to our reef tank after 10/24/2007, and that the first algae started to appear.
Photo © Stan & Debbie Hauter
Our 92g reef tank at almost 1 month old.
Here's What Was Added to Our Reef Tank
The First Algae Appears
Looking at the back side walls and on top of the sand at the left side of the aquarium, you can see where the first green algae started to develop. This is normal, and something that typically occurs in most any aquarium shortly after the cycling process has run its course.

