Need advice please.

Reef_Wonder · 03/07/2013, 12:46 PM

Please help.....At this point I am unsure what to do. I have a 75 gallon saltwater tank with a 20 gallon sump. I also have a protein skimmer on the side of my tank. I see inside my sump a have a very large amount of flatworms. I have a design I want to create for custom refugium/sump for my tank however, I won't be able to do it for a month or so. Also inside my tank I have spots of red bubble algae popping up everywhere. I am going frantic and unsure what I should for the bubble algae. If I let it go, it will eventually over take the tank. I take out the pieces of live rock or frags and clean in them quarantine area but grows back inside the tank. Emerald crab is not eating it. What should I do? Please help.

MrClam · 03/07/2013, 12:56 PM

If you have algea that means you have excess phosphates and nitrates. How old is the tank? I have not heard of red bubble algea being part of the normal cycling process but hopefully someone more experienced will chime in on that.

For now I would suggest using GFO, macroalgea and skim heavy to eliminate the nutrient problem.

Touring · 03/07/2013, 12:57 PM

put a bunch of crabs in there or take all the rock out and dry it and start over.

whats your water parameters ?

Reef_Wonder · 03/07/2013, 02:00 PM

everything looks good. tests come out fine. The tank is now 8 months old. It went through a month of cycling in the beginning. it was perfect tests. started adding a few little frags each month (careful to not jump in full force after cycle) to make sure everything was going to be ok. I have a few different types of zoa's, a kenya tree and duncans that are growing beautifully, xenias, mushrooms, polyps. I can't just start over when everything is growing well on the live rock.

03/07/2013, 12:46 PM	#1
Reef_Wonder Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Bartlesville, OK Posts: 4	Need advice please. Please help.....At this point I am unsure what to do. I have a 75 gallon saltwater tank with a 20 gallon sump. I also have a protein skimmer on the side of my tank. I see inside my sump a have a very large amount of flatworms. I have a design I want to create for custom refugium/sump for my tank however, I won't be able to do it for a month or so. Also inside my tank I have spots of red bubble algae popping up everywhere. I am going frantic and unsure what I should for the bubble algae. If I let it go, it will eventually over take the tank. I take out the pieces of live rock or frags and clean in them quarantine area but grows back inside the tank. Emerald crab is not eating it. What should I do? Please help.

03/07/2013, 12:56 PM	#2
MrClam Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 557	If you have algea that means you have excess phosphates and nitrates. How old is the tank? I have not heard of red bubble algea being part of the normal cycling process but hopefully someone more experienced will chime in on that. For now I would suggest using GFO, macroalgea and skim heavy to eliminate the nutrient problem.

03/07/2013, 12:57 PM	#3
Touring Registered Member. Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Panhandle Posts: 724	put a bunch of crabs in there or take all the rock out and dry it and start over. whats your water parameters ?

03/07/2013, 02:00 PM	#4
Reef_Wonder Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Bartlesville, OK Posts: 4	everything looks good. tests come out fine. The tank is now 8 months old. It went through a month of cycling in the beginning. it was perfect tests. started adding a few little frags each month (careful to not jump in full force after cycle) to make sure everything was going to be ok. I have a few different types of zoa's, a kenya tree and duncans that are growing beautifully, xenias, mushrooms, polyps. I can't just start over when everything is growing well on the live rock.