t5ho bulbs

[goobe]

Hey guys

so i bought my ATI fixture in january. and recently i just got a redalgae outbreak. its all over but only when the lights are on when the light are off it goes away

would the reason be my bulbs they are 6 months old. should i replace them?

im asking bc im not sure what it could be. im running a refuge and GFO and still it growns

Thanks

 

[beckbrass]

Sure it's not dinos? Could be the bulbs, how old is the tank? How often do you feed?what do you feed? Parameters? Using ro?how often do you do water changes! Lots of questions but it could be a lot of different things.

 

[goobe]

dinos?

the tanks about a year and half old

i feed them flake food every morning like i have been since i set up the tank

and my paramams are stable enough for SPS corals to grow like weeds more so no phosphate i can detect

i also use Ro water

water changes are about every 2 weeks

 

[goobe]

any sugestions before i buy new bulbs?

 

[jeff@zina.com]

1) Pictures?

2) Could have nothing to do with lighting, why do you think it does?

Jeff

 

[goobe]

pictures of what cyano algae covering my tank?

im guessing its my lights because it only starts growing when the lights turn on, and when the light turn off it dissappers