HELP...Algae issue..

[BfishLpond78]

So this morning i looked at my tank and the front glass looked dusty or covered in algae...but to the point where you could see the trail the snails made along the glass...this was about around 11am. I come home just now and its the same thing a little worse.

The only thing that has changes is i removed two bulbs from my fixture. All the corals have responded better but now i have this issue.

Any ideas?

 

[BfishLpond78]

Oh and i changed the direction of my powerhead and its aimed more at the surface for better gas exchange.

 

[Captainfester]

New tank syndrome. Keep cleaning and doing your water changes. It will slow down over time.

 

[Reefir]

just the glass , or everything ?

 

[BfishLpond78]

It seems to be just on the glass but my rocks seem to have a greenish tinge to them...they were starting to get a pink/purple spotty look to them but then in like a day or two it seemed to just bleach out. I also changed my salt from kent reef salt to IO reef crystals.

 

[BubbaBoBobBrain]

Just keep up with your water changes and scrub the glass. My tank has been up and running for almost a year now and I still get little blooms of algae on the glass from time to time. It happens to the best of us. Little changes in our systems sometimes make a big difference.

 

[BfishLpond78]

Thanks guys...im just curious what happened to the coraline growth...all the sudden it was just gone. I wonder if my next investment will be a dosing regimen and testers...should i start a new thread?

 

[Captainfester]

You probably don't need to dose anything. Most important don't dose anything u don't test for. With most tanks u can get away with water changes. Until you get to a point where your coral uses too much of the nutrients.

Although theres always exceptions.

 

[BfishLpond78]

I forgot to mention the test kit part. What is something to look into for an LPS tank for supplementation?

 

[gmate]

Funny thing, I had the same exact thing yesterday. For the first time in two weeks I have algae growth that is readily visible on the front glass, and you can see the snail trails. It's a 55g with a dozen hermits and a dozen snails...a small CUC. Should I get more snails and do a water change?

 

[BfishLpond78]

From what i have read and what people here at RC have told me, it happens with new tanks. Just need to clean the class everyday and keep up with water changes and the algae will eventually die off. The CUC is not the end all of the algae. They help with the uneaten food and detrius stuck in the small areas.

 

[muppet]

I got it in my tank when it was new and again after each power outage/storm.

 

[BubbaBoBobBrain]

I think anytime you change something you do to your tank you can get that. Its almost like the tank gets used to doing things a certain way and gets upset at a change in habits, lol. And on the dosing question, if you are still running with just frags in your tank you shouldnt have to dose for a while. You really only have to dose when you notice your nutrient levels dropping when testing. The main things to be testing for when you start to get a bunch of lps corals is calcium, magnesium, and alkalinty. I think its the same for sps. The alkalinity and calcium is vital for coral health and growth and the magnesium will keep the calcium and alkalinity from bonding before the corals can absorb them. The magnesium acts like a middle man, keeping the calcium and alkalinity from bonding together forming calcium carbonate. Those are the 3 major things to check for when testing for corals. Red Sea makes a nice 3 in 1 testing kit for that.