New light = crazy Algae/ Feather duster looking things

Ehaze · 07/22/2007, 12:12 AM

Well, i just got a "good" light t5 Tek light 6 bulb on my 55g, i had 2 15wat bulbs there before.

i have had this tank running for a little over a year, i noticed the day after my light came, the brown algae started to grow all over and FAST, before i knew it my tank was brown. i looked into my tank "about 1 week after the light came" now there is a TON of green algae, almost no brown.

Now today I turned the light on a there are is a countless ammount of these little things that look like feather dusters, also some of the ugly purple algae is growing on the LR.

will the dusters / purple algae go away?

Toddrtrex · 07/22/2007, 12:21 AM

Once you get your water "cleaned up" All the new lights did was shed light on an existing problem ( pun intended ) --- too many nutrients in your tank. Before the new lights the algae was limited in growth because of the lack of light.

Ehaze · 07/22/2007, 12:32 AM

i just bought a NW-150, so far it kicks some ***... i pulled 6 pull tops ****k of thick brown gunk

Ehaze · 07/22/2007, 06:06 PM

am i doing something wrong?

07/22/2007, 12:12 AM	#1
Ehaze Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Thornton, Colorado Posts: 1,259	New light = crazy Algae/ Feather duster looking things Well, i just got a "good" light t5 Tek light 6 bulb on my 55g, i had 2 15wat bulbs there before. i have had this tank running for a little over a year, i noticed the day after my light came, the brown algae started to grow all over and FAST, before i knew it my tank was brown. i looked into my tank "about 1 week after the light came" now there is a TON of green algae, almost no brown. Now today I turned the light on a there are is a countless ammount of these little things that look like feather dusters, also some of the ugly purple algae is growing on the LR. will the dusters / purple algae go away?

07/22/2007, 12:21 AM	#2
Toddrtrex Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 23,162	Once you get your water "cleaned up" All the new lights did was shed light on an existing problem ( pun intended ) --- too many nutrients in your tank. Before the new lights the algae was limited in growth because of the lack of light. __________________ Click my name and then "visit toddrtrex's homepage" for tank pictures Current Tank Info: 210g reef and 65g reef

07/22/2007, 12:32 AM	#3
Ehaze Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Thornton, Colorado Posts: 1,259	i just bought a NW-150, so far it kicks some *... i pulled 6 pull tops **k of thick brown gunk __________________ 75g SPS tank, 30gal sump/refuge. Melev RO/DI, Coravue duel calc reactor, MSP 200 skimmer, 2 Vortech MP40, Mag drive 9.5 return, autotopoff.com ATO, 2 CoralVue 250W SE finished pendants(with 20k Radium bulbs), powered by 2x Icecap ballasts, controlled by a ACJR.

07/22/2007, 06:06 PM	#4
Ehaze Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Thornton, Colorado Posts: 1,259	am i doing something wrong? __________________ 75g SPS tank, 30gal sump/refuge. Melev RO/DI, Coravue duel calc reactor, MSP 200 skimmer, 2 Vortech MP40, Mag drive 9.5 return, autotopoff.com ATO, 2 CoralVue 250W SE finished pendants(with 20k Radium bulbs), powered by 2x Icecap ballasts, controlled by a ACJR.