about my new ugly green algae

camocustom · 07/06/2007, 01:33 PM

i posted this in the nano forum, no one could give me a direct answer...maybe you all can....

Ok, here is my tank thread...everything is cool and good!!!
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showt...hreadid=1145141

I have all kinds of new coraline beginning to spread on most of my rock, however, the 2 very top rocks are starting to get real green. I used r/o from the beginning. I tested everything yesterday.

pH-8.3
nh3/4-0ppm
no2-0ppm
no3-<5ppm
phosphate-almost non existant
dkh-8 some say high, some say OK, what do you say?

I have 5 turbos, 5 cerith, 4 nassarius, and 5 blue legs, the only supp. that goes in is kent nano a+b, and not even as often as it says...and im not feeding anything...

I just dont want it to take over, you know...everything else is looking really good.

there is about 4-5 lbs LR in middle chamber, full unit chemi pure elite in chamber #1, no skimmer yet, but a weekly 2.5-3 gallon W/C, what else could it be? what else could I do???

WHERE DID THIS NASTY GREEN COME FROM??

Grins · 07/06/2007, 02:04 PM

Do you have a photo?

camocustom · 07/06/2007, 02:06 PM

thats the magic question....its just algae, its green, there is nothing to take a picture of, its on the rock, its not hairy, doesnt protrude, i dont know how else to explain it...its on the top rocks closest to my lights....thats all there is to it...

Grins · 07/06/2007, 02:52 PM

Could it be the start of new coralline? There was a thread here the past few days that showed the bright lime green that will eventually turn or be taken over by pink and purple coralline. I have the same green in my tank.

07/06/2007, 02:04 PM	#2
Grins Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 735	Do you have a photo? __________________ R.A.S.O.C. : Reef Aquarium Society of Charlotte Current Tank Info: 55g mixed reef

07/06/2007, 02:52 PM	#4
Grins Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 735	Could it be the start of new coralline? There was a thread here the past few days that showed the bright lime green that will eventually turn or be taken over by pink and purple coralline. I have the same green in my tank. __________________ R.A.S.O.C. : Reef Aquarium Society of Charlotte Current Tank Info: 55g mixed reef

07/06/2007, 01:33 PM	#1
camocustom Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 166	about my new ugly green algae i posted this in the nano forum, no one could give me a direct answer...maybe you all can.... Ok, here is my tank thread...everything is cool and good!!! http://reefcentral.com/forums/showt...hreadid=1145141 I have all kinds of new coraline beginning to spread on most of my rock, however, the 2 very top rocks are starting to get real green. I used r/o from the beginning. I tested everything yesterday. pH-8.3 nh3/4-0ppm no2-0ppm no3-<5ppm phosphate-almost non existant dkh-8 some say high, some say OK, what do you say? I have 5 turbos, 5 cerith, 4 nassarius, and 5 blue legs, the only supp. that goes in is kent nano a+b, and not even as often as it says...and im not feeding anything... I just dont want it to take over, you know...everything else is looking really good. there is about 4-5 lbs LR in middle chamber, full unit chemi pure elite in chamber #1, no skimmer yet, but a weekly 2.5-3 gallon W/C, what else could it be? what else could I do??? WHERE DID THIS NASTY GREEN COME FROM??

07/06/2007, 02:06 PM	#3
camocustom Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 166	thats the magic question....its just algae, its green, there is nothing to take a picture of, its on the rock, its not hairy, doesnt protrude, i dont know how else to explain it...its on the top rocks closest to my lights....thats all there is to it...