Help please

JKH · 12/23/2007, 02:48 PM

Hi,

Need some help figuring out what I'm fighting.

It is taking over and I have no idea what it is.

Here are some pics

scrmbld33 · 12/23/2007, 02:59 PM

not sure from the pics what it is. what are your water params? what type of water do you use?

Blown 346 · 12/23/2007, 02:59 PM

Its hair algae and detritus. What are your water parameters? How much do you feed, what and how often? Have you replaced any lighting, upgraded it, or need to replace bulbs? How are your phosphates, do you use Ro water?

JKH · 12/23/2007, 03:15 PM

All parms are normal and use only RODI water. Bulbs are are about a year old. 2x 14k hams and 4 vho's 2 atintic and 2 powers.

I have cut back on feeding recently but it hasnt seemed to help. Wondering what kinda of critters I could get to help.

This algae is white, I was thinking hair algae but I thought it was green.

Blown 346 · 12/23/2007, 03:23 PM

Not all the time, I had the same stuff going thru my tank. I had tu pull out what I could and then scrub with a tooth brush to get it off the rock and then siphoned it out. Your lighting may be helping it out, halides should be replaced between 10 and 12 months depending on how long they are on for each day.

OceansWonders · 12/23/2007, 04:14 PM

Defiantly hair algae with ditrus in it what are your nitrates at?

JKH · 12/25/2007, 12:12 PM

KH 10.2
CA 420
Phosphate 0 (hard to read, maybe .01)
PH 8.0 maybe 8.1
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 0
Nitrite 0
Salinity 1.024
Temp 79(MH off when temp taken)

All tests are Salifert

I just dont know whats going on. Everything seems to be in order. I am even having a hard time getting Coraline to grow.

I have exausted all my knowledge and am at wits end. Growing tired of fighting a losing battle......

Jason

erendon · 12/26/2007, 04:03 PM

Have you lost any live stock resently? The bulb maybe, it's a year old. You stated that you have cut back on the feeding but how much did you feed before?

JKH · 12/26/2007, 04:04 PM

Nope, everything alive and kickin"

Used to feed once a day. Sometimes twice a day.

12/23/2007, 02:48 PM	#1
JKH Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 221	Help please Hi, Need some help figuring out what I'm fighting. It is taking over and I have no idea what it is. Here are some pics __________________ Support bacteria. They're the only culture some people have.

12/23/2007, 02:59 PM	#2
scrmbld33 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: south jersey 08050 Posts: 2,394	not sure from the pics what it is. what are your water params? what type of water do you use? __________________ a left over shrimp shedding is not "a sicilian message meaning luca brasi sleeps with the fishes" fish are friends, not food Current Tank Info: 90gal salt, 2 250mh 14k hamiltons 2 110 actinic, 127lbs LR,50lbs tonga 70lbs indonesia 7lbs tonga branch asm g3

12/23/2007, 03:15 PM	#4
JKH Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 221	All parms are normal and use only RODI water. Bulbs are are about a year old. 2x 14k hams and 4 vho's 2 atintic and 2 powers. I have cut back on feeding recently but it hasnt seemed to help. Wondering what kinda of critters I could get to help. This algae is white, I was thinking hair algae but I thought it was green. __________________ Support bacteria. They're the only culture some people have.

12/25/2007, 12:12 PM	#7
JKH Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 221	KH 10.2 CA 420 Phosphate 0 (hard to read, maybe .01) PH 8.0 maybe 8.1 Ammonia 0 Nitrate 0 Nitrite 0 Salinity 1.024 Temp 79(MH off when temp taken) All tests are Salifert I just dont know whats going on. Everything seems to be in order. I am even having a hard time getting Coraline to grow. I have exausted all my knowledge and am at wits end. Growing tired of fighting a losing battle...... Jason __________________ Support bacteria. They're the only culture some people have.

12/26/2007, 04:03 PM	#8
erendon Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Chicago, Il. Posts: 444	Have you lost any live stock resently? The bulb maybe, it's a year old. You stated that you have cut back on the feeding but how much did you feed before? __________________ He who tries and fails is wiser than he who does not try out of fear of failure. Current Tank Info: 180 Gal Reef, DYI fuge/sump, 3x 250's, 1400 K phoenix.

12/23/2007, 02:59 PM	#3
Blown 346 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rockford, Illinois Posts: 6,596	Its hair algae and detritus. What are your water parameters? How much do you feed, what and how often? Have you replaced any lighting, upgraded it, or need to replace bulbs? How are your phosphates, do you use Ro water?

12/23/2007, 03:23 PM	#5
Blown 346 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rockford, Illinois Posts: 6,596	Not all the time, I had the same stuff going thru my tank. I had tu pull out what I could and then scrub with a tooth brush to get it off the rock and then siphoned it out. Your lighting may be helping it out, halides should be replaced between 10 and 12 months depending on how long they are on for each day.

12/23/2007, 04:14 PM	#6
OceansWonders Moved On Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Decorah, Iowa Posts: 176	Defiantly hair algae with ditrus in it what are your nitrates at?

12/26/2007, 04:04 PM	#9
JKH Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 221	Nope, everything alive and kickin" Used to feed once a day. Sometimes twice a day. __________________ Support bacteria. They're the only culture some people have.