starting to get red and green algea in my tank help

[newreef06]

I cleaned my whole tank out last sunday. I cleaned it spotless. I notice im getting small amounts of red and green algea on the glass. What can I do to stop it. Should I get some chemi pure elite and put it in the sump. Any suggestions. I dont want it all over my sand bed and glass


Scott

 

[kitsapdan]

do a lot of water changes. about 1 a week for a month

 

[kitsapdan]

also how much are you feeding. and what kind of clean up crew do you have

 

[newreef06]

I have a 55g and I have about 10 snails in the tank. I used to have crabs and other stuff. Not any more. The crabs would kill all my snails. I feed them about 1 every couple days. Either brine shrimp flakes or nori

 

[newreef06]

bump

 

[kau_cinta_ku]

it is a new tank, you will go through algae blooms it is very normal. the best you can do is to use rodi water, and keep your nitrates and phosphates very low. in time it will go away on it's own.

I would also add some more snails, but get a variety of nass., asteria, neirte, certhes, turbos.

 

[tmz]

Trochus are good too.

 

[newreef06]

The tanks years old. I have a ro/di unit and use RO water all the time

Scott

 

[kau_cinta_ku]

can you tell us more about your system then? how much LR, what type of equipment, what kind and how many fish. what are youir water parametrs? (numbers please)

 

[newreef06]

sorry the tank is 2 years old. 300Watt MH ehime filter, tunze 3 redsea prizum skimmer power head mag 5 return pump. Ph is 8.0 no nitrate or amonia ect. I had the water checkes it checked out good. I have 6 fish

yellow tang, blue hippo tang, 2 clown fish yellow tail damsel 6 line wrass

 

[newreef06]

sorry the tank is 2 years old. 300Watt MH ehime filter, tunze 3 power headredsea prizum skimmer mag 5 return pump. Ph is 8.0 no nitrate or amonia ect. I had the water checkes it checked out good. I have 6 fish

yellow tang, blue hippo tang, 2 clown fish yellow tail damsel 6 line wrass

 

[kau_cinta_ku]

how much LR?

what type of tunzes?

and your fishload is big IMO. 2 tangs in a 55 gal. isn't gonna help much with the algae problems.

I am guessing 2-150 watt MH's?

do you run any sort of phosphate remover?

 

[newreef06]

Im using chemi pure elite to remove Phosphates. Also 50LBS of LR. The power head is the Korila 3 Not the tunzes.

 

[newreef06]

ANYONE WITH SUGGESTIONS

 

[kfisc]

Any chance with the change of seasons that the sun is shifting and shining in your tank more at certain times of day?

 

[newreef06]

No there no sun where the tank is

 

[BeesGoneWild]

Read this link it may help you with your algae problem.

http://www.brettsreef.com/index.php/tips-on-battling-nuisance-algae-in-the-marine-aquarium/

 

[newreef06]

Thanks

 

[70ss]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13169899#post13169899 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BeesGoneWild
Read this link it may help you with your algae problem.

http://www.brettsreef.com/index.php/tips-on-battling-nuisance-algae-in-the-marine-aquarium/

Nice link. I get this from time to time If I don't change bulbs. Sorta like a warning sign to change them. Started to write down when (date) bulbs were replaced so I can change before it happens.