Green Flat algae on the glass

Airat · 03/18/2009, 07:57 PM

Hi, I have green flat algae on the glass , it appears every day , so I have to clean my front glass almost every day...I don't have any nuisance algae though on LR, so I don't know what to do...its a bit annoying :-)
I have chaeto algae in my sump, I gues it helps to control algae, but not this one....
my paramets are
* Specific gravity: 1.021 sg (i know its low , I am started to raising it slowly)
* pH: 7.8 - 8.1
* Calcium: 420 ppm
* Alkalinity: 8 - 9 dKH
* Nitrate: 1 ppm
* Phosphate: Undectable
* Magnesium: 1350 ppm
* Temperature: 27 celcium
I have Outer Orbit MH system with T5
# 10000K PowerPaq: 3 x 150W
# Actinic 460nm: 4 x 39W
# Actinic 420nm: 4 x 39W
# Lunar Light Blue/White: 12/12
Tunze Doc 9010 Skimmer
my tank is 130 g
sump 30g
100 pounds of LR

I bought my light system used, so bulbs probably a bit old, does this can have impact on algae?
anyway , I would appreciate any suggestions
Thanks in advance

kraze3 · 03/18/2009, 08:20 PM

It could be the bulbs, how old would you estimate them to be?

How much do you feed?

Airat · 03/18/2009, 08:37 PM

my bulbs might be around 6 month, I suspect they a bit old, so that could be a problem... I have 2 different blue actinic bulbs , I was wondering if can change one of them to day light , for my taste its a bit too blue :-)
I feed twice a day, flakes or frozen mysis shrim also cyclope for corals...maybe a bit too much:-) how to know how much exactly they need, I have one clown, hippo tang, and 6 blue chromises , maybe 10 hermit crabs and cleaner shrimp, all bunch of snails

03/18/2009, 07:57 PM	#1
Airat Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Montreal Canada Posts: 14	Green Flat algae on the glass Hi, I have green flat algae on the glass , it appears every day , so I have to clean my front glass almost every day...I don't have any nuisance algae though on LR, so I don't know what to do...its a bit annoying :-) I have chaeto algae in my sump, I gues it helps to control algae, but not this one.... my paramets are * Specific gravity: 1.021 sg (i know its low , I am started to raising it slowly) * pH: 7.8 - 8.1 * Calcium: 420 ppm * Alkalinity: 8 - 9 dKH * Nitrate: 1 ppm * Phosphate: Undectable * Magnesium: 1350 ppm * Temperature: 27 celcium I have Outer Orbit MH system with T5 # 10000K PowerPaq: 3 x 150W # Actinic 460nm: 4 x 39W # Actinic 420nm: 4 x 39W # Lunar Light Blue/White: 12/12 Tunze Doc 9010 Skimmer my tank is 130 g sump 30g 100 pounds of LR I bought my light system used, so bulbs probably a bit old, does this can have impact on algae? anyway , I would appreciate any suggestions Thanks in advance

03/18/2009, 08:20 PM	#2
kraze3 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: RI Posts: 2,373	It could be the bulbs, how old would you estimate them to be? How much do you feed?

03/18/2009, 08:37 PM	#3
Airat Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Montreal Canada Posts: 14	my bulbs might be around 6 month, I suspect they a bit old, so that could be a problem... I have 2 different blue actinic bulbs , I was wondering if can change one of them to day light , for my taste its a bit too blue :-) I feed twice a day, flakes or frozen mysis shrim also cyclope for corals...maybe a bit too much:-) how to know how much exactly they need, I have one clown, hippo tang, and 6 blue chromises , maybe 10 hermit crabs and cleaner shrimp, all bunch of snails