Hair algae help!!! - Page 2

worm5406 · 05/13/2013, 08:59 AM

Can you adjust the flow down a little bit. Before this though go ahead and siphon / remove some of that.

How did you cure your rock/sand?

Just trying to figure out what is causing the high amount of nutrients. Does not sound like you are over feeding.

Did you get a chance to cut back the lighting some yet?

Steelerfan101 · 05/16/2013, 07:47 AM

Yes i cut back the lighting to like 6 hrs. Also i used live rock from my old tank that had been sitting out and dried. Sand was just dry sand

worm5406 · 05/16/2013, 08:05 AM

Good. How is it handling it so far?

Steelerfan101 · 05/16/2013, 08:47 PM

good, i cleaned all the algae off the glass and picked out all the hair algae. Hoping to get a phosban reactor soon and hopefully will stop the gha!

worm5406 · 05/16/2013, 08:56 PM

Are you running gfo??

worm5406 · 05/16/2013, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cidbozek

Wont vacuuming your sand weekly strip all the good stuff out?

IMO... and in my tank. Yes it will. That would strip all the good critters I have in the bottom of my sand bed.

Randyvan1 · 05/16/2013, 09:09 PM

For what it's worth,all the above suggestions are valid. I might mention that sometimes a 2-3 day light out period can help you to get a grip on the problem so that your other treatments can be more effective. Keep in mind though that something has caused the problem in the first place and that if that is not identified the problem will probably keep arising.

Steelerfan101 · 05/19/2013, 10:35 PM

So I was wondering what a good pump would be to run for my tank plus add on something to run a brs biopellet reactor and a tls phosban reactor. There is 40 inches from the pump to the output

05/13/2013, 08:59 AM	#26
worm5406 Not afriad to admit wrong Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South of WashDC in Maryland Posts: 7,774	Can you adjust the flow down a little bit. Before this though go ahead and siphon / remove some of that. How did you cure your rock/sand? Just trying to figure out what is causing the high amount of nutrients. Does not sound like you are over feeding. Did you get a chance to cut back the lighting some yet? __________________ Stock:LPS/SPS\|1 hippo\|4 OC Clown\|4 Pepp shrimp\|2 Brittle Star\|3000+ Copepods\|10+ MiniBrittle\|8+ Bristle Worm\|2 Anemone\|100+ mini-feather\|4 boys 14,21,22,22 Current Tank Info: Tank:300g Mixed Reef 300+lb LR\|4" LS\|5x MP40W\|75g fuge\|5x RadionPRO\|RO DB250 skimmer\|Apex

05/16/2013, 08:05 AM	#28
worm5406 Not afriad to admit wrong Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South of WashDC in Maryland Posts: 7,774	Good. How is it handling it so far? __________________ Stock:LPS/SPS\|1 hippo\|4 OC Clown\|4 Pepp shrimp\|2 Brittle Star\|3000+ Copepods\|10+ MiniBrittle\|8+ Bristle Worm\|2 Anemone\|100+ mini-feather\|4 boys 14,21,22,22 Current Tank Info: Tank:300g Mixed Reef 300+lb LR\|4" LS\|5x MP40W\|75g fuge\|5x RadionPRO\|RO DB250 skimmer\|Apex

05/16/2013, 08:56 PM	#30
worm5406 Not afriad to admit wrong Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South of WashDC in Maryland Posts: 7,774	Are you running gfo?? __________________ Stock:LPS/SPS\|1 hippo\|4 OC Clown\|4 Pepp shrimp\|2 Brittle Star\|3000+ Copepods\|10+ MiniBrittle\|8+ Bristle Worm\|2 Anemone\|100+ mini-feather\|4 boys 14,21,22,22 Current Tank Info: Tank:300g Mixed Reef 300+lb LR\|4" LS\|5x MP40W\|75g fuge\|5x RadionPRO\|RO DB250 skimmer\|Apex

05/16/2013, 07:47 AM	#27
Steelerfan101 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 149	Yes i cut back the lighting to like 6 hrs. Also i used live rock from my old tank that had been sitting out and dried. Sand was just dry sand

05/16/2013, 08:47 PM	#29
Steelerfan101 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 149	good, i cleaned all the algae off the glass and picked out all the hair algae. Hoping to get a phosban reactor soon and hopefully will stop the gha!

05/16/2013, 09:09 PM	#32
Randyvan1 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 9	For what it's worth,all the above suggestions are valid. I might mention that sometimes a 2-3 day light out period can help you to get a grip on the problem so that your other treatments can be more effective. Keep in mind though that something has caused the problem in the first place and that if that is not identified the problem will probably keep arising.

05/19/2013, 10:35 PM	#33
Steelerfan101 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 149	So I was wondering what a good pump would be to run for my tank plus add on something to run a brs biopellet reactor and a tls phosban reactor. There is 40 inches from the pump to the output