Alge

[jnewman]

I have been battling hair alge. it has reduced since using phosgard. but one half of the tank is holding strong to the alge.
params. are good trite 0 trate0 ammonia 0 ph 8.4 to 8.2 Phos is .25 +- (as of Sunday) I do feed nori 1-2 time a day (tangs) and try to feed sparingly once a day other fish. also have a sun coral that i feed every other day as well. how can i keep fish fat and happy and not over feed?

 

[BodiBuilt]

Try light depravation...How old are your bulbs? Do you have a sufficient clean up crew? Increase your circulation...

 

[uscharalph]

Keep doing what you're doing. Also pick as much as you can. I have also been dosing magnesium and it has been helping.

 

[jnewman]

alge

alge

can ypu give me direction on magnesium?

 

[jamiep]

Get your hand in and pull it out as over and you can. If you have it on your glass a credit card works great - rub it straight up and lift it out of the water. Do you have a sump? room for any chaeto?

 

[MalHavoc]

A phosphate reading of .25 is quite high, actually. are you doing water changes? Are you using RO/DI water? Do you have any invertibrate herbivores like snails or crabs in the tank to help eat it?

 

[Young Frankenstein]

Silica, nitrate even if is 0 it probably gets eaten by the algae some chaeto should do the trick .

 

[Young Frankenstein]

You can also try no lights for 3 days, that will definitely put a dent in the algae, but if you don't fix the problem it will just come back.

 

[m2434]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11012479#post11012479 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 0 Agios
You can also try no lights for 3 days, that will definitely put a dent in the algae, but if you don't fix the problem it will just come back.

Agreed, phosphate is the rate limiting nutrient for most nuisance algae. Unless you get it below ~.03, in the end, anything you do may be futile.

 

[Dingo Dog]

IMO, keep using the phosgard. The algae in your tank probably increased over time which is basically the same process for removing it. This is a process that can't be rushed, so be patient.

I used PhosBan in a reactor and had success over about a 3 month period. I also decreased the run time on my lights.

As for your sun coral, it might be best to remove it from your tank and place it in a container with some of the tank water and fed it separately. Monitor the water temperature of the container so it doesn't vary too much from that of the tank. That way there will be no temperature 'shock' to the coral when you put it back in the tank.

 

[Kermit11]

I've found that hair algea begins from bad water quality. Perhaps more water changes are needed (remember not to put your tank into shock). Additionally, I would insert new packets of activated carbon. This will help your water condition. Good luck!

 

[jnewman]

thanks

thanks

I have C. U. C. of hermit, snails and emerald crabs. I do a 20g water change every two weeks. Every other month do a 60g water change. I have been studying the macro alge and would like to know if the (forget name it is red) tang food alge would be as good as cheto? and from what i have seen on line no one sells it so you can grow it(is this a hint).

 

[Kermit11]

What is your water source? Perhaps your water source isn't as pure as you had thought...

 

[jnewman]

RO DI