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You could cut back to one feeding a day, I feed every other day. No tap water is ever good, as you are finding out.

Sounds like you are on the right track.

You need to do weekly water changes. I do 10% every week.

IF you get your water from a lfs. store, it should be RO/DI. It is a purifying system.

Do you use RO/DI water?

You can add a Deionizer Filter in line after your unit

How often do you chonge water, and how much water do you change at a time. I do 10% a week, this has been working for me.

I would not use carpet under the stand, if it gets wet it will hold the moisture, an you will have a mold problem. you could go to Hd. or Lowes and get a sheet liner for a shower stall basen. I think it's about $10.00 afoot, and it's 5 ft. wide.

Try adding more flow, you my have some dead areas in your tank. You might also cut down the amount yo feed.

I put my sump in the basement, and ran my RO/DI over to it. It works real nice.

You can add more live rock 20 or 30 lbs. would be good for a start. How often do you feed?

Yes it is hair algae. You need to stop using filtered tap water and start using RO water You may also want to add more water flow by add 2 small power heads

Is the dark red algae slime or coraline?

You may need more flow rate, I added 2 powerheads Rio 600's I put them on PVC pipe Cut the bottom at 45 and send the water down to the bottom of the tank, you can get a big endcap to set them in, to keep your sand from blowing around

You can also increase your water flow. Along with regular water changes of RO/DI water your tank will look better, and be healthier.

misfit is giving you good advise RO/DI will save money and lots of grief down the road, Ive been there and done that.

Tap water is not good for your tank. RO/DI water is the only way to go.

Thanks everyone for your replies.

Stop using tap water. Use only RO/DI or you will have more than dead snails. Tap water will add phosphate, not good for your tank or live stock.

The cheap way can cost you a lot in the long run always use RO/DI water