I got super hair algae:eek: - Page 2

650-IS350 · 02/23/2007, 01:22 PM

oops sorry thinking of the differeny nudi, but for the meantime I've used SEAHARE's and they mowed down tons of HA for me..

kzooreefer · 02/23/2007, 01:53 PM

its all good information but irregardless, without addressing the nitrate and/or phosphate issues right now the problem will not go away by just increasing the alkalinity.

Craig Lambert · 02/23/2007, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kzooreefer
its all good information but irregardless, without addressing the nitrate and/or phosphate issues right now the problem will not go away by just increasing the alkalinity.

Nobody said it would...........

kzooreefer · 02/23/2007, 03:08 PM

whatever

benray4fun · 02/23/2007, 03:41 PM

Yeah! "Whatever Craig"...

j_beau_13 · 02/24/2007, 08:01 PM

as i stated at first...i do weekly wc wit ro/di water, oversized skimmer, and cheato growing in the fuge

could my tank still be cycling since its only been 4 months??

just recently purchased 2 true peculas and a yellow tang which brings my fish count to 7 with 2 chromis, wrasse, and lawnmower blenny

i think my major problem is not enough snails...buts its hard finding snails around here and when i do theyre around 2.99 a piece!! and i need around 30 or 40 of them

alk - 10
cal - 400
pH - 8.4
nitrates - 0-10 ppm
nitrites - 0

benray4fun · 02/24/2007, 08:13 PM

Your parameters look good, now how's your phosphates?...

Also, you can get a clean up crew(snails/hermits) for a dollar a piece by
garf www.garf.org check'm out and that will help immensely...good luck

j_beau_13 · 02/24/2007, 09:10 PM

haven't tested for phosphates but i figured it wouldn't show up bc the algae's using it...and where would it be coming from? i feed once a day and my skimmer is huge for the size tank...

and heres the tank..but with a yellow tank, and 2 true perculas

benray4fun · 02/25/2007, 12:32 AM

You'll never deal with a problem if you don't know you have one..."check the phosphates." You should always know...

j_beau_13 · 02/25/2007, 03:11 PM

i just dont get where the phosphates are coming from in the first place?

2639 · 02/25/2007, 05:59 PM

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Originally posted by j_beau_13
i just dont get where the phosphates are coming from in the first place?

Flake food, frozen food, tap water ( even if you simply rinse off something and that gets in the tank ), some additives, even some salt mixes.

Comes from a lot of places. I'm sure that's just a tiny part of the list

02/23/2007, 01:22 PM	#26
650-IS350 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 14,555	oops sorry thinking of the differeny nudi, but for the meantime I've used SEAHARE's and they mowed down tons of HA for me.. __________________ * RETIRED FROM REEFING * Just enjoying the box of water from afar

02/23/2007, 01:53 PM	#27
kzooreefer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 453	its all good information but irregardless, without addressing the nitrate and/or phosphate issues right now the problem will not go away by just increasing the alkalinity. Last edited by kzooreefer; 02/23/2007 at 02:10 PM.

02/23/2007, 03:08 PM	#29
kzooreefer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 453	whatever __________________ Tank.........29-gallon glass Lighting.....Current Orbit Marine LED Filtration....Reef Octopus BH90 HOB Skimmer, GFO Reactor. Flow..........2 Jebao WP10 Powerheads

02/23/2007, 03:41 PM	#30
benray4fun Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hartford, CONNECTICUT Posts: 1,147	Yeah! "Whatever Craig"...

02/24/2007, 08:01 PM	#31
j_beau_13 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: N Carolina Posts: 465	as i stated at first...i do weekly wc wit ro/di water, oversized skimmer, and cheato growing in the fuge could my tank still be cycling since its only been 4 months?? just recently purchased 2 true peculas and a yellow tang which brings my fish count to 7 with 2 chromis, wrasse, and lawnmower blenny i think my major problem is not enough snails...buts its hard finding snails around here and when i do theyre around 2.99 a piece!! and i need around 30 or 40 of them alk - 10 cal - 400 pH - 8.4 nitrates - 0-10 ppm nitrites - 0

02/24/2007, 08:13 PM	#32
benray4fun Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hartford, CONNECTICUT Posts: 1,147	Your parameters look good, now how's your phosphates?... Also, you can get a clean up crew(snails/hermits) for a dollar a piece by garf www.garf.org check'm out and that will help immensely...good luck

02/24/2007, 09:10 PM	#33
j_beau_13 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: N Carolina Posts: 465	haven't tested for phosphates but i figured it wouldn't show up bc the algae's using it...and where would it be coming from? i feed once a day and my skimmer is huge for the size tank... and heres the tank..but with a yellow tank, and 2 true perculas

02/25/2007, 12:32 AM	#34
benray4fun Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hartford, CONNECTICUT Posts: 1,147	You'll never deal with a problem if you don't know you have one..."check the phosphates." You should always know...

02/25/2007, 03:11 PM	#35
j_beau_13 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: N Carolina Posts: 465	i just dont get where the phosphates are coming from in the first place?