High flow areas accumilate algae?

rsxs1212 · 02/28/2007, 05:09 PM

My 2nd reef aquarium has been established for about 8 months and is doing very well.. This has been like this for as long as ive had the pump in my tank but where my MJ 1200 with high flow maximod hits the wall of my aquarium algae seem to grow there much faster than that of anywhere else.. Could this signal a phosphate problem??

temp- 79
alk-11 dkh
calcium- 375ppm
mg- 1300ppm i think??

weekly 10% water change with reef crystals reef salt..

feedings are zoo plankton every week then nori every week and pelets and flakes everyday usually with brine occasionaly and such

inhibitors of the tank are small yellow and blue hippo tang, two O. clowns, royal gramma, and green mandarin...

corals consist of a TON of anthelia (if anybody wants some i will part from it cheaply

) , assorted zoa's, millipora, montipora, frogspawn, assorted shrooms, candy cane, and thats about it for now..

Maybe i supplied tomuch info for this subjuect but i figure this makes it easier to be answered

Oh for equipment i have this

ASM G3
fuge
4x54 t5 with two actinic plusses and 2 10,000k bulbs, two mj 1200's for circulation (one modded one not) and thats the only things i would think would affect any algae related things

all corals seem to be thriving and spread fairly rapidly..

thanks

dc_909 · 02/28/2007, 05:15 PM

Thats weird. I have the exact opposite, where the MJmods hit the glass there is no algae.

rsxs1212 · 02/28/2007, 05:58 PM

haha.. hmmmmmmm

jlynn427 · 02/28/2007, 06:02 PM

at first i got alot of algae where my powerheads hit then it finally went away. good luck

vessxpress1 · 02/28/2007, 07:17 PM

Is it early signs of Bryopsis? The stuff started growing in my tank anywhere it wanted. I've been cooking all my live rock for 2 months over it.

That stuff will grow in the dark, high flow areas, basically anywhere it wants. I suspect my substrate and liverock were overloaded (had been in use for years in a lot of bad water in the past) and started releasing stuff into my water. Bryo went out of control. Many threads on it around here.

rsxs1212 · 02/28/2007, 07:41 PM

no it isnt that thankfully haha its more of a long stringy algae, i'd take a pic but my camera isnt working.. i think it might just be some phosphate problem but ill look into the bryopsis more just to make sure..

any more ideas??

thanks

02/28/2007, 05:09 PM	#1
rsxs1212 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bradenton Posts: 1,148	High flow areas accumilate algae? My 2nd reef aquarium has been established for about 8 months and is doing very well.. This has been like this for as long as ive had the pump in my tank but where my MJ 1200 with high flow maximod hits the wall of my aquarium algae seem to grow there much faster than that of anywhere else.. Could this signal a phosphate problem?? temp- 79 alk-11 dkh calcium- 375ppm mg- 1300ppm i think?? weekly 10% water change with reef crystals reef salt.. feedings are zoo plankton every week then nori every week and pelets and flakes everyday usually with brine occasionaly and such inhibitors of the tank are small yellow and blue hippo tang, two O. clowns, royal gramma, and green mandarin... corals consist of a TON of anthelia (if anybody wants some i will part from it cheaply ) , assorted zoa's, millipora, montipora, frogspawn, assorted shrooms, candy cane, and thats about it for now.. Maybe i supplied tomuch info for this subjuect but i figure this makes it easier to be answered Oh for equipment i have this ASM G3 fuge 4x54 t5 with two actinic plusses and 2 10,000k bulbs, two mj 1200's for circulation (one modded one not) and thats the only things i would think would affect any algae related things all corals seem to be thriving and spread fairly rapidly.. thanks __________________ 60% of the time it works every time Current Tank Info: 75g RR,asm g3, eheim 1250, 2 1200's one highflow maxistream mod (may do another or med flow.) , 30g sump,fuge, 4x54 T5 lighting SLR reflectors, RO/DI top off, 20L FOWLR, 10 g prop/sps dedicated

02/28/2007, 05:58 PM	#3
rsxs1212 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bradenton Posts: 1,148	haha.. hmmmmmmm __________________ 60% of the time it works every time Current Tank Info: 75g RR,asm g3, eheim 1250, 2 1200's one highflow maxistream mod (may do another or med flow.) , 30g sump,fuge, 4x54 T5 lighting SLR reflectors, RO/DI top off, 20L FOWLR, 10 g prop/sps dedicated

02/28/2007, 07:41 PM	#6
rsxs1212 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bradenton Posts: 1,148	no it isnt that thankfully haha its more of a long stringy algae, i'd take a pic but my camera isnt working.. i think it might just be some phosphate problem but ill look into the bryopsis more just to make sure.. any more ideas?? thanks __________________ 60% of the time it works every time Current Tank Info: 75g RR,asm g3, eheim 1250, 2 1200's one highflow maxistream mod (may do another or med flow.) , 30g sump,fuge, 4x54 T5 lighting SLR reflectors, RO/DI top off, 20L FOWLR, 10 g prop/sps dedicated

02/28/2007, 05:15 PM	#2
dc_909 Moved On Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Murrieta, CA Posts: 3,260	Thats weird. I have the exact opposite, where the MJmods hit the glass there is no algae.

02/28/2007, 06:02 PM	#4
jlynn427 Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: richmond, va Posts: 1,018	at first i got alot of algae where my powerheads hit then it finally went away. good luck

02/28/2007, 07:17 PM	#5
vessxpress1 Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NW IL Posts: 1,603	Is it early signs of Bryopsis? The stuff started growing in my tank anywhere it wanted. I've been cooking all my live rock for 2 months over it. That stuff will grow in the dark, high flow areas, basically anywhere it wants. I suspect my substrate and liverock were overloaded (had been in use for years in a lot of bad water in the past) and started releasing stuff into my water. Bryo went out of control. Many threads on it around here.