Algae irritation!

[JVan82]

So nitrate is .25 and phospohate is .01-.02. Algae just grows... help needed

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[heathlindner25]

Bryopsis

[Uncle99]

Nitrate must be zero, phosphate must be zero, ammonia zero.
I cleared mine in the following way.

1-RODI filtered water. Make a tub, mix it, have a tub of fresh.
2-Pull and scrub off what you can.
3-Turn your lights way down in intensity and photoperiod, it needs the light to grow.
4-Consider a algae remover like agent green. worked great for me...you can lower phosphate 1ppm per day.
5-Add 1 lawnmower blenny. Can eat 20 times the algae of snails. But snails ok.
6- Start a Red Sea No Pox carbon dosing daily routine until nitrate and phosphate zero.
7- Make several water changes weekly for 2 weeks, then 1 per week.

Should look pretty good in about 30 days, you could now turn your lights up a bit at a time.

It's all about water. Light and phosphate are the biggest contributor, but ammonia as well.

Take away its light and take away its food...it will become weak and disappear...but you might have to pull some of the bigger stuff off several times

Hope this helps.

[Uncle99]

Man I need a better computer....looks like GHA.
I have heard that spiking magnesium can kill this but never tried.

[JVan82]

Originally Posted by Uncle99

Nitrate must be zero, phosphate must be zero, ammonia zero.
I cleared mine in the following way.

1-RODI filtered water. Make a tub, mix it, have a tub of fresh.
2-Pull and scrub off what you can.
3-Turn your lights way down in intensity and photoperiod, it needs the light to grow.
4-Consider a algae remover like agent green. worked great for me...you can lower phosphate 1ppm per day.
5-Add 1 lawnmower blenny. Can eat 20 times the algae of snails. But snails ok.
6- Start a Red Sea No Pox carbon dosing daily routine until nitrate and phosphate zero.
7- Make several water changes weekly for 2 weeks, then 1 per week.

Should look pretty good in about 30 days, you could now turn your lights up a bit at a time.

It's all about water. Light and phosphate are the biggest contributor, but ammonia as well.

Take away its light and take away its food...it will become weak and disappear...but you might have to pull some of the bigger stuff off several times

Hope this helps.

Will the lower light periods negatively affect sps corals?
I do weekly 4 gallon wc with red sea coral pro salt. (Bc32) I have the red sea nopo reducers but saw it suggested skimmer to increase O2, so I haven't used it. Thanks for the info everyone

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[Uncle99]

Not in the short term, we just want to get a jump on the growth, if you have a concern, slow down the process of reducing photoperiod. In my case I went from 12 hours to 10 for a few days to 8 and I have stayed there ever since. I have a ton of soft and LPS and just a few SPS....mine are happy with 8.....and algae is unhappy.
Yup, I would not carbon dose without skimmer, you need the water to be oxygenated.
I suspect if you have GHA, and I can't really see the pic clearly, this only works on GHA. Not sure if it's Bryopsis and I believe theirs a different process
If it is GHA, I suspect your bio filter is not yet mature enough to export the nutrients so you need to let the system grow.
Your phosphate may still be higher than you think as the algae is consuming a lot of it.
In my case I have one LR that seemed to have the most so I discarded this rock and replaced with a Dry rock.
Your source water is vital, must be RODI and nothing else.

[scuzy]

Looks like bryopsis and not hair algae.


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[JVan82]

Originally Posted by Uncle99

Not in the short term, we just want to get a jump on the growth, if you have a concern, slow down the process of reducing photoperiod. In my case I went from 12 hours to 10 for a few days to 8 and I have stayed there ever since. I have a ton of soft and LPS and just a few SPS....mine are happy with 8.....and algae is unhappy.
Yup, I would not carbon dose without skimmer, you need the water to be oxygenated.
I suspect if you have GHA, and I can't really see the pic clearly, this only works on GHA. Not sure if it's Bryopsis and I believe theirs a different process
If it is GHA, I suspect your bio filter is not yet mature enough to export the nutrients so you need to let the system grow.
Your phosphate may still be higher than you think as the algae is consuming a lot of it.
In my case I have one LR that seemed to have the most so I discarded this rock and replaced with a Dry rock.
Your source water is vital, must be RODI and nothing else.

Tank is over 1 yr old, and haven't had any real algae issues till now, tests are done with red sea test kits. Water is always ro-di water. Lighting schedule attached.

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[JVan82]

Originally Posted by scuzy

Looks like bryopsis and not hair algae.


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It's looks like little ferns

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[JVan82]

Originally Posted by scuzy

Looks like bryopsis and not hair algae.


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Yes from the pics I've seen online... So how do u get rid of bryopsis

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[scuzy]

Fluconazole


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[JVan82]

Originally Posted by scuzy

Fluconazole


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Thanks, where's the best place to get it?

[JVan82]

So I have received the Fluconazole, says 200mg per 10 gallons, repeat every 24 hrs for 5 days. Yes no?

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