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Algae

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by jstngates, Jan 10, 2012.

  1. Jan 10, 2012 #1
    jstngates Toledo Iowa

    jstngates Experienced Reefkeeper

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    Hey guys Im having problems with algae on my glass.  I have to scrape it everyday.  Its more of a brown film.  My bulbs are coralife 10k 150 watts about 2 months old and I have Phoenix 14 k on the way.  I leave my lights on about 6 hours a day and everything is in line and 0 nitrates.  Is it caused by the 10 k bulbs?
     
  2. Jan 10, 2012 #2
    AJ

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    How long as the tank been set up? Do you have snails in there? What are your phosphates? What about your nitrates? I would bet that you would be having the same issue no matter what bulbs were in there. I'm guessing that either your tank has not been established for a long time and is going through the normal algae cycle of a new tank, or that you have excess nutrients, possibly caused by overfeeding. Make sure that your phosphates and nitrates are under control. You may want to consider a biopellet reactor or running some GFO. These only treat the symptoms...you should look for the root cause and try to fix the root cause.

    --AJ
     
  3. Jan 10, 2012 #3
    jstngates Toledo Iowa

    jstngates Experienced Reefkeeper

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    My tank is a 90 and up for 3 years now. I have a couple hundred pounds live rock and my skimmer is a great octo one. Nitrates are at zero and I have 50 plus snails in there. Thats what I dont get everything is in line and I feed once a day.
     
  4. Jan 11, 2012 #4
    F.D. Reefer Fort dodge

    F.D. Reefer Well-Known ReefKeeper

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    check the TDS of ur RO water. That's a good place to start IMO
     
  5. Jan 11, 2012 #5
    Foo

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    ^ +1 Run some gfo, rinse frozen food before feeding.
     
  6. Jan 11, 2012 #6
    Bud West Des Moines, IA

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    if it has not been a long-term problem, you might benefit from a very small algae scrubber. You might be surprised what a 4x4 screen with a 23W CFL on it would do.
     

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