Algae went sexual! Help!!

cprice · 08/26/2016, 08:21 PM

So I just came home to a very cloudy tank and a refugium full of white caulerpa algae. I am very confident it went sexual and the cloudiness in the tank is a result of the released spores. I have 300 gallons in my system and can only make so much RO waters what should I do to help solve the problem?? Will this kill my SPS??

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Subsea · 08/27/2016, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by cprice

So I just came home to a very cloudy tank and a refugium full of white caulerpa algae. I am very confident it went sexual and the cloudiness in the tank is a result of the released spores. I have 300 gallons in my system and can only make so much RO waters what should I do to help solve the problem?? Will this kill my SPS??

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When seaweed goes sexual BOD goes up and oxygen comes down. The fish are the first to suffer. If fish are ok with BOD, SPS will be happy as well. Use activated carbon to clear up tank water.

Ron Reefman · 08/27/2016, 09:16 AM

And if the algae is in your refugium, switch to chaeto as it doesn't ever cause this issue.

Dkuhlmann · 08/27/2016, 06:00 PM

x2 to what Ron said

Ron Reefman · 08/28/2016, 05:13 AM

BTW, I keep some purple/red Graciela macro algae in my DT and every 3 or 4 months I cut it back about 50%. Nitrate and phosphate export are just side benefits to it looking good in the tank.

08/26/2016, 08:21 PM	#1
cprice Moved On Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 313	Algae went sexual! Help!! So I just came home to a very cloudy tank and a refugium full of white caulerpa algae. I am very confident it went sexual and the cloudiness in the tank is a result of the released spores. I have 300 gallons in my system and can only make so much RO waters what should I do to help solve the problem?? Will this kill my SPS?? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08/27/2016, 09:16 AM	#3
Ron Reefman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 10,431	And if the algae is in your refugium, switch to chaeto as it doesn't ever cause this issue. __________________ The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. (Neil deGrasse Tyson) Visit my build thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2593017

08/27/2016, 06:00 PM	#4
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	x2 to what Ron said __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

08/28/2016, 05:13 AM	#5
Ron Reefman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 10,431	BTW, I keep some purple/red Graciela macro algae in my DT and every 3 or 4 months I cut it back about 50%. Nitrate and phosphate export are just side benefits to it looking good in the tank. __________________ The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. (Neil deGrasse Tyson) Visit my build thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2593017