Dino's? Could it be my lighting?

Klota · 02/04/2017, 04:03 PM

Ok, so I've had my tank running for years but just condensed another one into it
(72 bow, 20g sump)

Half the tank has a tuna blue kessil LED and the other is a white LED mix bar that I had on my other tank

Ever since I put this light on I've got a huge algae bloom (brown)

Could my light cause this?? The other side doesn't have nearly the same amount and I'm going out today to pick up some cleaners to help keep this algae down

jda · 02/04/2017, 05:32 PM

Not likely the light.

Check the nutrients in the tank and possibly phosphate getting unbound from the rock.

wrott · 02/04/2017, 05:50 PM

I've seen cyano grow on the whiter side of a tank and not grow on the bluer side.

Klota · 02/04/2017, 06:13 PM

is there any particular shrimp/crab/snail that would eat that kind of algae?

02/04/2017, 05:50 PM	#3
wrott Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,912	I've seen cyano grow on the whiter side of a tank and not grow on the bluer side. __________________ OK, but where does the meat go! ------------------------------------------------ 120g SPS, 125g mix, 56g FOWLR, 20g qt

02/04/2017, 05:32 PM	#2
jda Dogmatic Dinosaur Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 6,256	Not likely the light. Check the nutrients in the tank and possibly phosphate getting unbound from the rock.

02/04/2017, 06:13 PM	#4
Klota Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 2	is there any particular shrimp/crab/snail that would eat that kind of algae?