Algee

neacewood · 08/06/2017, 07:19 AM

What is the best way to get rid of green hair Algee?

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Snarky Shark · 08/06/2017, 07:33 AM

Lower light duration. Reduce feeding (dependent upon how much you feed).

Lawn mower blenny really does a good job.

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mcgyvr · 08/06/2017, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by neacewood

What is the best way to get rid of green hair Algee?

Identify exactly why you have algae and solve that problem..
Typically its excessive nutrients (nitrate and phosphate levels are too high)..

What are the results of your test for those?

neacewood · 08/07/2017, 07:10 PM

Phosphate 1.0
Nitrates 40+
I have a bare bottom tank and feed once a month if that... I have 2 clowns and a newly added kole tang.

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mcgyvr · 08/08/2017, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by neacewood

Phosphate 1.0
Nitrates 40+
I have a bare bottom tank and feed once a month if that... I have 2 clowns and a newly added kole tang.

Yep.. nitrates/phosphates too high..
Ever done a water change?
What size tank?
How long has it been setup?
Or better.. How long has it been neglected?

Why only monthly feedings?
You just trying to starve the fish?

neacewood · 08/08/2017, 07:00 AM

I do 20 gallon water changes every 2 months. It's a 75 gallon tank that has been set up since may. Stopped feeding as much to cut down on algae... fish are fat and healthy thank you very much!!

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neacewood · 08/08/2017, 08:09 AM

I've had problems with algae the whole time I've had the tank up. I got 0 nitrates after cycle but since then I have battled to get back there. Water changes help but aren't a permanent fix.

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jayball · 08/08/2017, 08:45 AM

You need to lay out your whole system. lighting, filtration, substrate and what kind of rock, how was the tank seeded, what cleanup crew, etc...

What are your clowns eating?

wildman926 · 08/08/2017, 08:54 AM

Do a search

neacewood · 08/08/2017, 09:05 AM

T5 lighting 10 hours a day
Reef octopus 110
I'm running bare bottom
2 jaebo 40's 1 mp40 1 mp10 all @100% I also have small power head in sump. I have a 40 breeder with 3 inches sand bed with 20lbs rubble rock
90+lbs of lr in display
25 hermits 3 turbos
Not sure what clowns are eating but they breed close to every month witch would lead me to think they are happy. I let tank cycle 4 weeks before adding any fish/corals

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mcgyvr · 08/08/2017, 10:05 AM

You just don't have enough beneficial bacteria to process waste sufficiently..
Going bare bottom causes you to have far less surface area for bacteria to colonize.. and you don't have enough live rock to make up for it..

You might want to look into carbon dosing as a way to reduce nutrients..
That or a turf scrubber or chaeto reactor.. But liquid carbon dosing is far easier and just needs some store bought vinegar to get started..

neacewood · 08/08/2017, 10:09 AM

Ok I will look into this. Thank you for the suggestion

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neacewood · 08/08/2017, 05:41 PM

Ok so I got home and did a search of the tank and found a sponge that was inside of my return pump that had never been cleaned because I never knew it was there... couldn't find anything else that would cause concern. Could that be the cause of nitrates being above 40 or it was just contributing?

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08/06/2017, 07:19 AM	#1
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mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	You just don't have enough beneficial bacteria to process waste sufficiently.. Going bare bottom causes you to have far less surface area for bacteria to colonize.. and you don't have enough live rock to make up for it.. You might want to look into carbon dosing as a way to reduce nutrients.. That or a turf scrubber or chaeto reactor.. But liquid carbon dosing is far easier and just needs some store bought vinegar to get started.. __________________ Who me?

08/06/2017, 07:33 AM	#2
Snarky Shark Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 45	Lower light duration. Reduce feeding (dependent upon how much you feed). Lawn mower blenny really does a good job. Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk

08/07/2017, 07:10 PM	#4
neacewood Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Richmond VA Posts: 67	Phosphate 1.0 Nitrates 40+ I have a bare bottom tank and feed once a month if that... I have 2 clowns and a newly added kole tang. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08/08/2017, 07:00 AM	#6
neacewood Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Richmond VA Posts: 67	I do 20 gallon water changes every 2 months. It's a 75 gallon tank that has been set up since may. Stopped feeding as much to cut down on algae... fish are fat and healthy thank you very much!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08/08/2017, 08:09 AM	#7
neacewood Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Richmond VA Posts: 67	I've had problems with algae the whole time I've had the tank up. I got 0 nitrates after cycle but since then I have battled to get back there. Water changes help but aren't a permanent fix. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08/08/2017, 08:45 AM	#8
jayball Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,671	You need to lay out your whole system. lighting, filtration, substrate and what kind of rock, how was the tank seeded, what cleanup crew, etc... What are your clowns eating?

08/08/2017, 09:05 AM	#10
neacewood Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Richmond VA Posts: 67	T5 lighting 10 hours a day Reef octopus 110 I'm running bare bottom 2 jaebo 40's 1 mp40 1 mp10 all @100% I also have small power head in sump. I have a 40 breeder with 3 inches sand bed with 20lbs rubble rock 90+lbs of lr in display 25 hermits 3 turbos Not sure what clowns are eating but they breed close to every month witch would lead me to think they are happy. I let tank cycle 4 weeks before adding any fish/corals Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08/08/2017, 10:09 AM	#12
neacewood Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Richmond VA Posts: 67	Ok I will look into this. Thank you for the suggestion Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08/08/2017, 05:41 PM	#13
neacewood Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Richmond VA Posts: 67	Ok so I got home and did a search of the tank and found a sponge that was inside of my return pump that had never been cleaned because I never knew it was there... couldn't find anything else that would cause concern. Could that be the cause of nitrates being above 40 or it was just contributing? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk