hair alge
- Thread starter Ziggy692
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musty baby
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Any of these will work:
Hand pick
Feed less
Skim more
More flow
Clean filters (if any)
Phosban
Run your refugium lights longer
Dose sugar
Reduce bioload
Lots of options, but you have to figure out what's causing the problem before you can alleviate it.
Hand pick
Feed less
Skim more
More flow
Clean filters (if any)
Phosban
Run your refugium lights longer
Dose sugar
Reduce bioload
Lots of options, but you have to figure out what's causing the problem before you can alleviate it.
leeweber85
New member
high phostphates and old light bulbs can also contribute
jtesdall
Premium Member
All of the above is true. Also, as was inferred above, a shorter photo period can help as well. I know that is hard to do, but it helped me. I also removed my glass tops which was reccomended by someone at Seachem.
And don't forget the Crabs!
There are quite a few good threads on RC about this. Use the google search (site:www.reefcentral.com) to find them. You probabally know that, but just in case.
And don't forget the Crabs!
There are quite a few good threads on RC about this. Use the google search (site:www.reefcentral.com) to find them. You probabally know that, but just in case.
jtesdall
Premium Member
It would be good to have other opinions here, but I would recommend a Phosphate test kit so you know what you are dealing with, I would recommend the Seachem kit very easy to ready and quick to use. My guess is, IMO, that you will find your PO4 (Phosphates) high. The question is where is the problem. With TDS at 15 maybe your water source. Someone else may have a better idea on a TDS of 15 being phosphate. Add a DI and you should be down to 0. But if I am not mistaken that is one the main reasons to use a DI filter, phosphates. They aren't very expensive to add, see the filter guys advertised here on RC. If your tank is the culprit, like mine, which is my best guess (maybe both), then there are a bunch of ideas presented above. Ryan also told me about dosing sugar and I think it is a feasible idea. But first I would read the posts Ryan pointed me to. Search on RC for "sugar nitrates 101" The post is huge, but worth the read. There is some dissension about dosing sugar. Mainly because there is no scientific proof that it works, so why take the chance. MANY swear by it and say it is widely used in Europe.
I agree with all the advice listed above. I have battled a phosphate issue for some time and one of the symptoms was nasty algae crops. I got a tip to try the Pura brand Phoslock and it almost completely eliminated the phosphates from my system.
One major point raised earlier in this thread is that you need to ID the source of your phosphates or you will continually have to react to the phos levels instead of preventing them.
Good luck.
One major point raised earlier in this thread is that you need to ID the source of your phosphates or you will continually have to react to the phos levels instead of preventing them.
Good luck.
