starting to get red and green algea in my tank help

newreef06 · 08/16/2008, 04:22 PM

I cleaned my whole tank out last sunday. I cleaned it spotless. I notice im getting small amounts of red and green algea on the glass. What can I do to stop it. Should I get some chemi pure elite and put it in the sump. Any suggestions. I dont want it all over my sand bed and glass

Scott

kitsapdan · 08/16/2008, 04:26 PM

do a lot of water changes. about 1 a week for a month

kitsapdan · 08/16/2008, 04:27 PM

also how much are you feeding. and what kind of clean up crew do you have

newreef06 · 08/16/2008, 04:33 PM

I have a 55g and I have about 10 snails in the tank. I used to have crabs and other stuff. Not any more. The crabs would kill all my snails. I feed them about 1 every couple days. Either brine shrimp flakes or nori

newreef06 · 08/16/2008, 05:32 PM

bump

kau_cinta_ku · 08/16/2008, 05:41 PM

it is a new tank, you will go through algae blooms it is very normal. the best you can do is to use rodi water, and keep your nitrates and phosphates very low. in time it will go away on it's own.

I would also add some more snails, but get a variety of nass., asteria, neirte, certhes, turbos.

tmz · 08/16/2008, 05:48 PM

Trochus are good too.

newreef06 · 08/16/2008, 05:51 PM

The tanks years old. I have a ro/di unit and use RO water all the time

Scott

kau_cinta_ku · 08/16/2008, 05:56 PM

can you tell us more about your system then? how much LR, what type of equipment, what kind and how many fish. what are youir water parametrs? (numbers please)

newreef06 · 08/16/2008, 06:11 PM

sorry the tank is 2 years old. 300Watt MH ehime filter, tunze 3 redsea prizum skimmer power head mag 5 return pump. Ph is 8.0 no nitrate or amonia ect. I had the water checkes it checked out good. I have 6 fish

yellow tang, blue hippo tang, 2 clown fish yellow tail damsel 6 line wrass

newreef06 · 08/16/2008, 06:11 PM

sorry the tank is 2 years old. 300Watt MH ehime filter, tunze 3 power headredsea prizum skimmer mag 5 return pump. Ph is 8.0 no nitrate or amonia ect. I had the water checkes it checked out good. I have 6 fish

yellow tang, blue hippo tang, 2 clown fish yellow tail damsel 6 line wrass

kau_cinta_ku · 08/16/2008, 06:19 PM

how much LR?

what type of tunzes?

and your fishload is big IMO. 2 tangs in a 55 gal. isn't gonna help much with the algae problems.

I am guessing 2-150 watt MH's?

do you run any sort of phosphate remover?

newreef06 · 08/16/2008, 06:41 PM

Im using chemi pure elite to remove Phosphates. Also 50LBS of LR. The power head is the Korila 3 Not the tunzes.

newreef06 · 08/16/2008, 08:06 PM

ANYONE WITH SUGGESTIONS

kfisc · 08/16/2008, 08:17 PM

Any chance with the change of seasons that the sun is shifting and shining in your tank more at certain times of day?

newreef06 · 08/16/2008, 08:28 PM

No there no sun where the tank is

BeesGoneWild · 08/16/2008, 09:15 PM

Read this link it may help you with your algae problem.

http://www.brettsreef.com/index.php/...rine-aquarium/

newreef06 · 08/16/2008, 09:27 PM

Thanks

70ss · 08/16/2008, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BeesGoneWild
Read this link it may help you with your algae problem.

http://www.brettsreef.com/index.php/...rine-aquarium/

Nice link. I get this from time to time If I don't change bulbs. Sorta like a warning sign to change them. Started to write down when (date) bulbs were replaced so I can change before it happens.

08/16/2008, 04:22 PM	#1
newreef06 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Western Ma Posts: 822	starting to get red and green algea in my tank help I cleaned my whole tank out last sunday. I cleaned it spotless. I notice im getting small amounts of red and green algea on the glass. What can I do to stop it. Should I get some chemi pure elite and put it in the sump. Any suggestions. I dont want it all over my sand bed and glass Scott

08/16/2008, 05:48 PM	#7
tmz ReefKeeping Mag staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Seneca NY Posts: 27,691	Trochus are good too. __________________ Tom Current Tank Info: Tank of the Month , November 2011 : 600gal integrated system: 3 display tanks (120 g, 90g, 89g),several frag/grow out tanks, macroalgae refugia, cryptic zones. 40+ fish, seahorses, sps,lps,leathers, zoanthidae and non photosynthetic corals.

08/16/2008, 04:26 PM	#2
kitsapdan Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: poulsbo,wa Posts: 62	do a lot of water changes. about 1 a week for a month

08/16/2008, 04:27 PM	#3
kitsapdan Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: poulsbo,wa Posts: 62	also how much are you feeding. and what kind of clean up crew do you have

08/16/2008, 04:33 PM	#4
newreef06 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Western Ma Posts: 822	I have a 55g and I have about 10 snails in the tank. I used to have crabs and other stuff. Not any more. The crabs would kill all my snails. I feed them about 1 every couple days. Either brine shrimp flakes or nori

08/16/2008, 05:32 PM	#5
newreef06 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Western Ma Posts: 822	bump

08/16/2008, 05:41 PM	#6
kau_cinta_ku Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,669	it is a new tank, you will go through algae blooms it is very normal. the best you can do is to use rodi water, and keep your nitrates and phosphates very low. in time it will go away on it's own. I would also add some more snails, but get a variety of nass., asteria, neirte, certhes, turbos.

08/16/2008, 05:51 PM	#8
newreef06 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Western Ma Posts: 822	The tanks years old. I have a ro/di unit and use RO water all the time Scott

08/16/2008, 05:56 PM	#9
kau_cinta_ku Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,669	can you tell us more about your system then? how much LR, what type of equipment, what kind and how many fish. what are youir water parametrs? (numbers please)

08/16/2008, 06:11 PM	#10
newreef06 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Western Ma Posts: 822	sorry the tank is 2 years old. 300Watt MH ehime filter, tunze 3 redsea prizum skimmer power head mag 5 return pump. Ph is 8.0 no nitrate or amonia ect. I had the water checkes it checked out good. I have 6 fish yellow tang, blue hippo tang, 2 clown fish yellow tail damsel 6 line wrass

08/16/2008, 06:19 PM	#12
kau_cinta_ku Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,669	how much LR? what type of tunzes? and your fishload is big IMO. 2 tangs in a 55 gal. isn't gonna help much with the algae problems. I am guessing 2-150 watt MH's? do you run any sort of phosphate remover?

08/16/2008, 06:41 PM	#13
newreef06 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Western Ma Posts: 822	Im using chemi pure elite to remove Phosphates. Also 50LBS of LR. The power head is the Korila 3 Not the tunzes.

08/16/2008, 08:06 PM	#14
newreef06 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Western Ma Posts: 822	ANYONE WITH SUGGESTIONS

08/16/2008, 08:17 PM	#15
kfisc Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,020	Any chance with the change of seasons that the sun is shifting and shining in your tank more at certain times of day?

08/16/2008, 08:28 PM	#16
newreef06 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Western Ma Posts: 822	No there no sun where the tank is

08/16/2008, 09:15 PM	#17
BeesGoneWild Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: North Eastern Pennsylvannia Posts: 1,064	Read this link it may help you with your algae problem. http://www.brettsreef.com/index.php/...rine-aquarium/

08/16/2008, 09:27 PM	#18
newreef06 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Western Ma Posts: 822	Thanks