Red alge how to remove it? - Page 2

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Originally Posted by tailgate1979 

Why is there bubbles on the cyanobacteria?

Cyano produces and traps oxygen, which creates the bubbles you see.

If I could throw in my 2 cents, I would like to say your tank actually looks pretty clean to me.

I agree about getting rid of flake food.  I ran out once and used some flakes while waiting on my usual brand of pellets to arrive, and in just a few days it caused an algae bloom.  It craps up everything.

I've had some algae problems over the years, and I think flow is a huge issue.  Make sure your intakes are nice and clear on all filters/powerheads/skimmers.  You need flow inside the tank, but you also need to make sure you have plenty of surface agitation.  I'm no expert, but that has been my experience. 

If you have any type of sponge or pre-sponge on a filter or powerhead, I would advise removing them.  In my experience, they are little more than a crap trap.  I'm also not a big fan of any of the filter floss or similar types of filter media that collect and hold waste, unless you are willing to rinse them every single day. 

I agree with a previous poster who said to calm down.  I think your tank looks pretty good.  You can never recreate the perfection of nature--it's an artificial environment, and we have to do our best to maintain it.  Everyone has some algae.  Someone also said it doesn't go away over night.  Just try out some of the tips on here and wait it out.  Keep doing your water changes and suck up what algae you can.  I've been guilty of letting my clean-up crew get too low--make sure to keep those stocked. 

Good luck!

i dont remember ? how much lr is in the tank?

if you have alot of lr and flow in the tank i dont even see why you need a filter anymore.you can replace the carbon but dont need mechanical filters with lr.they are good to help starting up the system for the first few months but the lr will and should always be your #1 filter

not that i suggest it to someone new to the hobby but,i ran my 90 for over ten years with just lr ,sand,power heaeds and a rubbermaid sump with more rock rubble in it.

but i do not stock my tanks heavy.i have never been the type to squeeze one more fish in a tank.

I ran my old 90g with 100 pounds live rock, a few Bioballs and chaeto in the fuge. No skimmer. Lol. It did just fine. 

Just keep plugging away, eventually you will beat it. 

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Originally Posted by deejeff442 

not that i suggest it to someone new to the hobby but,i ran my 90 for over ten years with just lr ,sand,power heaeds and a rubbermaid sump with more rock rubble in it.

but i do not stock my tanks heavy.i have never been the type to squeeze one more fish in a tank.

 Well my skimmer is out of commision on the 90g and has been for a month at least. I have an aquaripure nitrate filter on it besides the live rock and sand. I have a refugium with about 4 inches of sand and some rock...not much and no macro algae. My lights were bad and are being replaced this week so maybe the coral will perk up...everything is looking pretty sad but the parameters aren't bad at all, nitrates are 0. phosphates are 0.05. I'm dripping Kalk to see how it does in bringing up my Alk and cal which always seem low...PH is 8.3

I only have 5 small fish in the tank and few corals. I want to add a small school (5-7) of blue reef chromis...I also just ordered a new CUC of snails and hermits.

IMHO you need to kill the lights and stop adding food.  Sometimes it can take longer then a week for the cyano to die off.

Then resume with less lighting and feeding so the cyano stays away.

my .02

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Originally Posted by tailgate1979 

I have took all my coral out and left the light off for a whole week.

Did you also stop adding food?