algae bloom

ravedood · 03/19/2009, 05:24 PM

So I added 4 baby chromis and 1 yellow tang to my tank and the next day I could see a little red algae on the sand. Now it has spread even more. What can I do?

kraze3 · 03/19/2009, 05:30 PM

Thats alot of fish to add at once. It is probably cyano. Increase your flow. Blow it off the sand with a turkey baster and scrub it off the rocks and siphon it out. You need to stop whatever is fueling it.
WHat are your parameters?
How much do you feed?

ravedood · 03/19/2009, 05:32 PM

All water parameters look good. I have added some power heads. I may be feeding a little more that usual.

03/19/2009, 05:24 PM	#1
ravedood Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pembroke Pines, FL Posts: 1,540	algae bloom So I added 4 baby chromis and 1 yellow tang to my tank and the next day I could see a little red algae on the sand. Now it has spread even more. What can I do? __________________ Florida Marine Aquarium Society Member --Ben

03/19/2009, 05:32 PM	#3
ravedood Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pembroke Pines, FL Posts: 1,540	All water parameters look good. I have added some power heads. I may be feeding a little more that usual. __________________ Florida Marine Aquarium Society Member --Ben

03/19/2009, 05:30 PM	#2
kraze3 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: RI Posts: 2,373	Thats alot of fish to add at once. It is probably cyano. Increase your flow. Blow it off the sand with a turkey baster and scrub it off the rocks and siphon it out. You need to stop whatever is fueling it. WHat are your parameters? How much do you feed?