Hey Guys,
I was looking for some help with my tank. I've had my tank up and running for about a year now and I've still got an algae problem.
I'll be honest it's mostly my fault. My friends and I have been trying to start up a snowboard company and most of my time has been devoted to that. However, this is a new year and I'm determined to get this tank looking nice! So here is what I am planning to vanquish the evil algae
First I'll start with the problems. I've got a severe case of red hair algae. It grows in clumps and is easily removed but it just keeps coming back. I can't get to the stuff that’s in the cracks so it just keeps growing. I have one spot of green hair algae that won't go away. And a spot of bryopsis on my skimmer prefilter.
For a CUC I have 1 Queen Conch, 1 Emerald, 4 Blue Legged Hermits, 2 Scarlet Hermits, 1 Skunk Cleaner, 3 Nassarius, 1 Turbo, 4 Trochus, and 3 Astrea. For fish I have 1 False Perc and a Bi-color Blenny.
About a week ago I removed all the rock and gave it a good scrubbing to remove as much red algae as possible. I also reduced the lighting period to Actinics for 12 hours and 10K's for 8 hours. For the bryopsis I plan to raise the Magnesium. I am also trying to do weekly 5 gallon water changes to remove some of those nitrates.
I also have a bad infestation of Red Flat worms. I have been trying to suck them out with the water changes but there are a lot of them. I would like to get more of them out before I dose with Flat Worm Exit.
My sand is pretty dirty as well. What should I be doing with it? Should I be stirring it with the water changes? Can I add a few more snails? Perhaps a serpent star?
I haven't tested the water in a while. I will test tonight and post the numbers up. All my equipment is listed in my sig.
Am I missing anything? I would like to hope I am on the road to recovery however long it might take.
I was looking for some help with my tank. I've had my tank up and running for about a year now and I've still got an algae problem.
I'll be honest it's mostly my fault. My friends and I have been trying to start up a snowboard company and most of my time has been devoted to that. However, this is a new year and I'm determined to get this tank looking nice! So here is what I am planning to vanquish the evil algae
First I'll start with the problems. I've got a severe case of red hair algae. It grows in clumps and is easily removed but it just keeps coming back. I can't get to the stuff that’s in the cracks so it just keeps growing. I have one spot of green hair algae that won't go away. And a spot of bryopsis on my skimmer prefilter.
For a CUC I have 1 Queen Conch, 1 Emerald, 4 Blue Legged Hermits, 2 Scarlet Hermits, 1 Skunk Cleaner, 3 Nassarius, 1 Turbo, 4 Trochus, and 3 Astrea. For fish I have 1 False Perc and a Bi-color Blenny.
About a week ago I removed all the rock and gave it a good scrubbing to remove as much red algae as possible. I also reduced the lighting period to Actinics for 12 hours and 10K's for 8 hours. For the bryopsis I plan to raise the Magnesium. I am also trying to do weekly 5 gallon water changes to remove some of those nitrates.
I also have a bad infestation of Red Flat worms. I have been trying to suck them out with the water changes but there are a lot of them. I would like to get more of them out before I dose with Flat Worm Exit.
My sand is pretty dirty as well. What should I be doing with it? Should I be stirring it with the water changes? Can I add a few more snails? Perhaps a serpent star?
I haven't tested the water in a while. I will test tonight and post the numbers up. All my equipment is listed in my sig.
Am I missing anything? I would like to hope I am on the road to recovery however long it might take.
