Phytoplankton Bloom
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get the uv ready.
Genera
Blink and you're dead.
Well, my tank is not exactly blooming with phyto, but if you look through it the long way, the water is greenish, but from the front, the tint isn't noticeable. There are tons of sponges and feather worms that seem to flourish for some reason. The back wall is blanketed with Pileolaria. The mollies don't seem to mind either.
Genera
Blink and you're dead.
A few weeks or so. Filter feeders just started popping up all over.
Wonton Soup
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Does the tank glass collect green "dust" quickly? If not then your water probably needs to have some activated carbon in it and a good water change.
Many filter feeding invertebrates will enjoy elevated levels of free floating algae but there are a lot of corals that won't.
Fish won't mind unless it continues to bloom and, as mentioned, uses up all of the oxygen.
Many filter feeding invertebrates will enjoy elevated levels of free floating algae but there are a lot of corals that won't.
Fish won't mind unless it continues to bloom and, as mentioned, uses up all of the oxygen.
Could you talk about your tank setup and what you did to maybe trigger phytoplankton bloom?
150gal DT and 15w uv, i didnt have a lower flow pump on hand other then the rio 12 i had i was afraid this was gonna be to much flow and the uv wasn't gonna work properly but i was wrong it worked great.
