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if I add an urchin won't it strip the tank of all coral line and micriscopic algea, and beneficial bacteria that currently exsist .

Originally Posted by daninct I'm not clear on the age of the problem. Tank is two years but have you had this algea bloom for two years? If you cleaned up the tank to start fesh this is normal. If you did not then this problem I think is with the well water. You need to filter t least or RO/DI...

the allgie has been present for about 4 months. he had a lion fish in the tank, then a yellow tang. at that time all the live rock had died off. we have since , as of lately, introduced 4 damsels, and a clown fish. the water is at the exact PH level, we have checked it and the fish store in Ft...

Originally Posted by scrapman patience... it's the name of the hobby... no instant gratification here... read/read/read/.... check/check/recheck the water parameters/fish/rocks/ requirements. Good luck and Happy New Year. thank you and Happy New Year to you and yours... I am reading all I can...

the tank is about 2 years old. my boyfriend sorta let it go until i came into his life and showed an interest in it. he maintained it to a point but we are still having trouble. he had a lion fish in it, but sadly it died. he has since stocked it with small fish, mostly damsels, and 1 clown...

yes, but it is filtered. we have well water that has some mineral content to it, but it is not heavy.

we, my boyfriend and I are trying to reastablish out salt water tank. we are having trouble with brown algie. it keeps comming back no matter what we do. water changes, calcium replacement, new coral rocks, we have a skimmer in place with carbin around the sump... nothing is working. any...