algae issue
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Topic: algae issue
Posted By: MrViper
Subject: algae issue
Date Posted: March 10 2017 at 11:18pm
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I have an algae issue I have been fighting.. the more I clean the more there is.. ------------- Vipers look cool at a distant, but be careful of the bite..its a killer! Still to many cool stuff not enough money |
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Posted By: MrViper
Date Posted: March 10 2017 at 11:23pm
 ------------- Vipers look cool at a distant, but be careful of the bite..its a killer! Still to many cool stuff not enough money |
Posted By: phys
Date Posted: March 11 2017 at 2:56am
| Can you give us an idea of what you're doing for cleaning and your husandry? That way we can help pinpoint any issues. Also, what's your feeding schedule and amount, lighting, water type, etc. |
Posted By: Krazie4Acans
Date Posted: March 11 2017 at 8:11am
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On top of that what are your tested water parameters? Do you have a closer picture of the algae? I have my suspicions but need more information before I can be more sure. ------------- My ocean. 90g (yup, won it!), 40g, 28g, & 10g Systems PADI Advanced Open Water http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63568&title=krazies-nano-paradise" rel="nofollow - Tank Thread: |
Posted By: MrViper
Date Posted: March 11 2017 at 10:15am
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ok...I'm using radion leds...I've decreased the white light intensity...my pareters...salt is at 1.026..alk and calc are high..been doing 5 gal water chg each week....I have several snails and 2 turbos... ------------- Vipers look cool at a distant, but be careful of the bite..its a killer! Still to many cool stuff not enough money |
Posted By: MrViper
Date Posted: March 11 2017 at 10:18am
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ok...I'm using radion leds...I've decreased the white light intensity...my pareters...salt is at 1.026..alk and calc are high..been doing 5 gal water chg each week....I have several snails and 2 turbos...I feed abt every 3 days..only have 2 fish so I feed a pinch....I do have phosgard and carbon in a bag as well as chemipure... ------------- Vipers look cool at a distant, but be careful of the bite..its a killer! Still to many cool stuff not enough money |
Posted By: MrViper
Date Posted: March 11 2017 at 10:34am
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the algae is brown...long stringy..clings to everything ------------- Vipers look cool at a distant, but be careful of the bite..its a killer! Still to many cool stuff not enough money |
Posted By: MrViper
Date Posted: March 11 2017 at 10:40am
 ------------- Vipers look cool at a distant, but be careful of the bite..its a killer! Still to many cool stuff not enough money |
Posted By: shaggydoo
Date Posted: March 11 2017 at 1:45pm
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Does it grow when the lights are on? Does it disappear (at least some of it) at night? If so, I'm currently battling the same stuff. It's a weird algae that actually is growing fastest in my higher flow areas. I've nearly wiped all of it out by increasing to 2x a week wc, decreasing photoperiod from 12 to 8 hours, increasing ramp up/down on lighting from 1 to 3 hrs, and turning spectrum on lights from 14k to 20k. ------------- 60g LPS Cube |
Posted By: MrViper
Date Posted: March 11 2017 at 1:53pm
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yes too all...so it seems ------------- Vipers look cool at a distant, but be careful of the bite..its a killer! Still to many cool stuff not enough money |
Posted By: bstuver
Date Posted: March 11 2017 at 2:52pm
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To me it looks like you might have Dinoflagellates. I'm not the best with algae but that's what it looks like and the way you describe it leads me to that too. Look up Dinoflagellates algae reef tank and look at the images they look a lot like yours ------------- Jackie Stuver "wait these aren't the happy Hawaiians oompa doompa godly heaven on your face zoas? I dont want them then. lol!" Ksmart |
Posted By: shaggydoo
Date Posted: March 11 2017 at 4:10pm
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I thought mine was dinos at 1st too, but from what I read dinos don't get eaten by snails/hermits and each morning 75% or more of the stringy crap was gone. So I think my cleanup was eating it. Especially given the fact that all my crew is comatose in the day and highly active at night since this brown stuff showed up in my tank ------------- 60g LPS Cube |
Posted By: MrViper
Date Posted: March 11 2017 at 8:18pm
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I'll try blackening...more hermits....I also read lots of pods...I need a ton of those ------------- Vipers look cool at a distant, but be careful of the bite..its a killer! Still to many cool stuff not enough money |