brewski4u1
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algae problems!!! need some advice please!
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jamesdong009
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I'd add a turbo or two also.
GFO is granular ferric oxide (fancy name for rust) and Bulk Reef Supply is where I get mine. GFO will need to be slowly tumbled in a media reactor otherwise it will start to clump. I would try this along will manual removal to see if that helps. Also, try cutting back on the feeding and light period for a little while and see if that helps.
Also how old are your bulbs?
brewski4u1
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both bulbs are just over a month old!
Wilberheim
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That may be the problem, the lights are much more intense than they once were. There is now sufficient light to allow nusiance algea growth. May just have to ride this one out.
brewski4u1
Member
well did another water change today 10 gallons instead of 5 wanted to just use all my water so i could fill everything up at once and this time around i got alot of algae out!! the algae thats in there now is not looking to healthy and i'm no longer getting algae on the glass ! i might finally be winning this war! hopefully in the next few weeks its all gone and i can start restocking!
brewski4u1
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old bulbs from what i understand! but i'm the one fighting the problem! i'm pretty sure thats what caused my algea outbreak!
KRAZ4REEFS
Member
Export the nutrients!!! Start a refugium
brewski4u1
Member
no room for a fuge! tank is sitting in the dresser!!
jjstecchino
New member
I would bet PO4 is the problem. Without PO4 algae or cyano will not grow. Unfortunately does not take a lot of PO4 to allow algae growth. Unless you get a very sensitive test even with a reading of 0 you still may have enough PO4 to allow algae growth. Fortunately if you have an already low PO4 level it is easy to reduce it even further. GFO works very well. If you don't have space for a GFO reactor, try a poly pad in your filter or other PO4 reducing materials and see what happens. It is a cheap thing to try. I bet it will work.
brewski4u1
Member
i'll deff look into something when i'm at the LFS sat! but after the water change tonight it seems i have taken the lead in the war and hopefully will continue to win but will look for all the help i can get to make it easier!!
LINCOLNZ34
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i hate hair algea
brewski4u1
Member
as do i my friend as do i ! i wish we could just nuke it all and never have to deal with it again!! lol
brewski4u1
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so i found a mini phos reactor i think the brand was TLF Posban Reactor any pros cons heard anything its only 40 bucks what do you think!
brewski4u1
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forgot to add comes w/ phosban and activated carbon
brewski4u1
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yea not everything i wanted store was retty wiped out all i got were 4 turbos and 7 blue leg hermits!
brewski4u1
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i'll be going back this weekend ! there supposed to get a big shipment in Friday i guess there trying to keep there inventory down cause there closing for a few days for the holiday!
brewski4u1
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thanks for the bump but does anyone have any info in this product???
