Always scraping algae off the glass!!

atlfishes · 10/06/2006, 01:03 PM

I'm approaching a year of my tank running and I'm still have to scrap algae off the front of the glass a minimum of one time a week. Is this normal? I had a small outbreak of hair algae a month ago, but that is gone. Coraline algae grows well in the tank.

I have 90 gallon tank full of live rock, 15-gallon fuge with macro algae and Aqua C EV120 skimmer. I guess a case could be made my flow is too low, I have 3 maxijet 900s on a wavemaker.

I've only had a powderblue tang and royal gamma in the tank and I don't overfeed. Phosphates have never registered. I'm acutally running some phosban now just in case.

Lights are two 96watt retro PCs.

PH 8.1
nitrates and ammonia don't register.

synthesis · 10/06/2006, 01:21 PM

How often do you do water changes. Just because your nitrates and phosphates dont register doesnt mean they are not there.

But really, if you only have to clean the front of your glass once a week consider yourself lucky.

techreef · 10/06/2006, 01:39 PM

yeah, i need to run the magfloat across my glass every 3 days or so. i get a green haze on the inside of the glass in that amount of time. it's just normal growth, in my mind.

atlfishes · 10/06/2006, 02:36 PM

I do a water change every 2 weeks with RODI water and TDS = 0

Craig Lambert · 10/06/2006, 02:45 PM

Totally normal. I use a magnet cleaner every 3-4 days.

MCary · 10/06/2006, 02:46 PM

Scraping the glass a couple times a week is good. Free coral food.

Mike

1SickReefer · 10/06/2006, 02:59 PM

Will a Phosban reactor running phosphate remover help keep the glass scrapping to a minimum?

10/06/2006, 01:03 PM	#1
atlfishes Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 267	Always scraping algae off the glass!! I'm approaching a year of my tank running and I'm still have to scrap algae off the front of the glass a minimum of one time a week. Is this normal? I had a small outbreak of hair algae a month ago, but that is gone. Coraline algae grows well in the tank. I have 90 gallon tank full of live rock, 15-gallon fuge with macro algae and Aqua C EV120 skimmer. I guess a case could be made my flow is too low, I have 3 maxijet 900s on a wavemaker. I've only had a powderblue tang and royal gamma in the tank and I don't overfeed. Phosphates have never registered. I'm acutally running some phosban now just in case. Lights are two 96watt retro PCs. PH 8.1 nitrates and ammonia don't register.

10/06/2006, 02:45 PM	#5
Craig Lambert Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,897	Totally normal. I use a magnet cleaner every 3-4 days. __________________ "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will spend all day in a boat drinking beer." Current Tank Info: 75G Tank, 29G Sump, 100lbs LR, AquaC EV-180, Iwaki MD-20RT return Tunze nano streams 4X54 t-5/Icecap Ballast & SLR's 2x110 vho actinic

10/06/2006, 01:21 PM	#2
synthesis Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Vancouver Posts: 196	How often do you do water changes. Just because your nitrates and phosphates dont register doesnt mean they are not there. But really, if you only have to clean the front of your glass once a week consider yourself lucky.

10/06/2006, 01:39 PM	#3
techreef Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Montclair, NJ Posts: 1,046	yeah, i need to run the magfloat across my glass every 3 days or so. i get a green haze on the inside of the glass in that amount of time. it's just normal growth, in my mind.

10/06/2006, 02:36 PM	#4
atlfishes Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 267	I do a water change every 2 weeks with RODI water and TDS = 0

10/06/2006, 02:46 PM	#6
MCary Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hardin, Montana Posts: 3,142	Scraping the glass a couple times a week is good. Free coral food. Mike

10/06/2006, 02:59 PM	#7
1SickReefer Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Perryville, MD Posts: 1,048	Will a Phosban reactor running phosphate remover help keep the glass scrapping to a minimum?