need help to get rid of algea

iceman0032935 · 03/29/2008, 04:54 PM

i have red and green algae on my sand bed that i cant get rid of the green is also on my rock and glass how do i get rid of it any suggestions? my atinic lights are on from 11 am till 8 pm my daylight on from 12 pm till 7 pm and my moon lights on from 8pm till 11 am.

my perams are

salt-1.024
temp- 77.6
nitrite-0
amonia-0
nitrate-between 5&10 ppm
ph-8.3

inachu · 03/29/2008, 05:36 PM

I had brown on mine and it really started to bloom after switching from fresh water lights to aquarium lighting.

I was told to keep the light off for three days and the stuff I use is by API "ALGAEFIX" it takes care of brown,green and red algae

It is called on the bottle Aquarium Algaecide.
The bottle states it will not harm marine fish,corals or other invertibrates.

Fish stores(I went to 5 of them) they all say use the bottle or a bunch of snails.

You will compound the issue if you scrape it off and just letting the filter suck it up...... I did that and next morning everything was brown! ewww.

My tank is 80% better and this algae attack was just 4 days ago.

iceman0032935 · 03/29/2008, 08:02 PM

anyone else have any advice

depitch · 03/29/2008, 08:17 PM

The solution to tank pollution is dilution!

Water changes, siphon sand with python or other siphon device, consider increasing flow in tank.

Also consider decreasing tank lighting times.

JMO

Doug

Aquarist007 · 03/29/2008, 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by iceman0032935
anyone else have any advice

sure lots of advise:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1329802

BeesGoneWild · 03/29/2008, 10:19 PM

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03/29/2008, 04:54 PM	#1
iceman0032935 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: melbourne,fl Posts: 313	need help to get rid of algea i have red and green algae on my sand bed that i cant get rid of the green is also on my rock and glass how do i get rid of it any suggestions? my atinic lights are on from 11 am till 8 pm my daylight on from 12 pm till 7 pm and my moon lights on from 8pm till 11 am. my perams are salt-1.024 temp- 77.6 nitrite-0 amonia-0 nitrate-between 5&10 ppm ph-8.3 Last edited by iceman0032935; 03/29/2008 at 05:14 PM.

03/29/2008, 08:17 PM	#4
depitch Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 32	The solution to tank pollution is dilution! Water changes, siphon sand with python or other siphon device, consider increasing flow in tank. Also consider decreasing tank lighting times. JMO Doug __________________ The solution to tank polution is dilution. Current Tank Info: 125 Gallon FOWLR, 90 Gallon Reef tanks

03/29/2008, 05:36 PM	#2
inachu Moved On Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Maryland, metro area Posts: 1,219	I had brown on mine and it really started to bloom after switching from fresh water lights to aquarium lighting. I was told to keep the light off for three days and the stuff I use is by API "ALGAEFIX" it takes care of brown,green and red algae It is called on the bottle Aquarium Algaecide. The bottle states it will not harm marine fish,corals or other invertibrates. Fish stores(I went to 5 of them) they all say use the bottle or a bunch of snails. You will compound the issue if you scrape it off and just letting the filter suck it up...... I did that and next morning everything was brown! ewww. My tank is 80% better and this algae attack was just 4 days ago.

03/29/2008, 08:02 PM	#3
iceman0032935 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: melbourne,fl Posts: 313	anyone else have any advice

03/29/2008, 10:19 PM	#6
BeesGoneWild Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: North Eastern Pennsylvannia Posts: 1,064	You can also check out my red house, bunch of info i put on my blog.