tjc348
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I recently started getting some serious hair algae in my sump where my live rock and Macro algae is contained. Now I am starting to get it in my main display. Have hair algae on my overflow, brown algae on my powerheads, outake, and sand is turning brownish.
I did just add a new T5 HO lighting fxture to my tank. Maybe this is the cause? my tank is 110 gallon, 18" front to back, 24" deep, and 60" long.
I got a nova extreme 8 bulb fixture from someone on craigslist. The bulbs on this fixture are about 1 year old, and I currently only have 6 running. I upgraded to this light from a 4 bulb regular t5 fixture.
I was running my sump light on at night, and my main display tank light on for 11 hours a day. Yesterday I changed my timer to 8 hours a day instead of 11 to hope it will cut back on the algae. Im not going to run my sump light for a few days either.
I run RO water in my tank. My nitrates are 30 ppm, and my phosphates read 0.
Any ideas of what the algae could be from? Should I let it's run it's course or will it only get worst? I've had a small outbreak of this stuff when I first started my tank and it went away on its own, but this outbreak seems worst.
I've read from people that they recommend scrubbing it, and then I've heard from others that you should disturb it or it will get much worst
I did just add a new T5 HO lighting fxture to my tank. Maybe this is the cause? my tank is 110 gallon, 18" front to back, 24" deep, and 60" long.
I got a nova extreme 8 bulb fixture from someone on craigslist. The bulbs on this fixture are about 1 year old, and I currently only have 6 running. I upgraded to this light from a 4 bulb regular t5 fixture.
I was running my sump light on at night, and my main display tank light on for 11 hours a day. Yesterday I changed my timer to 8 hours a day instead of 11 to hope it will cut back on the algae. Im not going to run my sump light for a few days either.
I run RO water in my tank. My nitrates are 30 ppm, and my phosphates read 0.
Any ideas of what the algae could be from? Should I let it's run it's course or will it only get worst? I've had a small outbreak of this stuff when I first started my tank and it went away on its own, but this outbreak seems worst.
I've read from people that they recommend scrubbing it, and then I've heard from others that you should disturb it or it will get much worst