algae on bottom

ferg822 · 09/15/2007, 12:35 PM

i have lots of algae covering my live sand. I have about 6 inverts in my 24 gal and it is still bad. What should i do. My tank is cycled, but im only about a month and a half into it.

snulma1 · 09/15/2007, 12:41 PM

you are probably having a Diatom outbreak, which is quite normal in the cycle.

Are you using RO/DI? Or tap water?

Aquarist007 · 09/15/2007, 01:18 PM

if it is a datom outbreak then it should eat itself out of its food source--providing you are careful not to add extra phosphates through feeding.
In this stage of the cycling it is probably caused by the live rock not being fully curred--sometimes this can be months.

ferg822 · 09/15/2007, 01:44 PM

im using dechlorinated tap water, but my next water change will probably be RO/DI

snulma1 · 09/15/2007, 03:06 PM

yeah, ive found that using tap water leads to bad diatom outbreaks, and there used to be the idea the Cilica (sp) sand also lead to outbreaks. But I don't know about that for a fact.

09/15/2007, 12:35 PM	#1
ferg822 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 173	algae on bottom i have lots of algae covering my live sand. I have about 6 inverts in my 24 gal and it is still bad. What should i do. My tank is cycled, but im only about a month and a half into it. __________________ Ferg :p Current Tank Info: Not much but some

09/15/2007, 01:18 PM	#3
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	if it is a datom outbreak then it should eat itself out of its food source--providing you are careful not to add extra phosphates through feeding. In this stage of the cycling it is probably caused by the live rock not being fully curred--sometimes this can be months. __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

09/15/2007, 01:44 PM	#4
ferg822 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 173	im using dechlorinated tap water, but my next water change will probably be RO/DI __________________ Ferg :p Current Tank Info: Not much but some

09/15/2007, 12:41 PM	#2
snulma1 Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 2,281	you are probably having a Diatom outbreak, which is quite normal in the cycle. Are you using RO/DI? Or tap water?

09/15/2007, 03:06 PM	#5
snulma1 Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 2,281	yeah, ive found that using tap water leads to bad diatom outbreaks, and there used to be the idea the Cilica (sp) sand also lead to outbreaks. But I don't know about that for a fact.