New to sw, have a question about my sand..

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Originally Posted by Dearth

Your diatom bloom once it appears will happen over the course of a few days starting off small then gradually cover almost the entire tank it will be brown in colour then you can add your CuC which will start eating the bloom and then start another diatom bloom that will start another cycle. This is common to almost all new tank setups.

Diatom blooms basically start the seeding process if you will of bacteria in the tank which the inhabitants of the tank require

So, the blooms happen during cycle, my cuc wont die if i add them during cycle? Sorry if these questions are stupid lol