4 1/2 month old 75 reef pictures
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threed240
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It will smother the other corals. I had that problem a while back, and Turbo snails, emerald crabs, blue leg hermits, and frequent water changes got rid of all of it. I still have normal growth of algea, but its just the right amount needed for food for the clean up crew. If anything I would remove most of it. It will still continue to grow, and the clean up crew will take care of it in no time.
threed240
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Also you need a skimmer. It would help tremendously. And Those rocks with the green bubble algea, do as previously stated take them out of the tank and remove them with a knife. Don't do it in the tank, it will make things alot worse. Also how long are your lights running? And what kind of lights are you running? Certain brand PC's don't come with true actinics as they say they do. This will cause the algea blooms.
fishfatty
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Originally Posted by Threed240
Also you need a skimmer. It would help tremendously. And Those rocks with the green bubble algea, do as previously stated take them out of the tank and remove them with a knife. Don't do it in the tank, it will make things alot worse. Also how long are your lights running? And what kind of lights are you running? Certain brand PC's don't come with true actinics as they say they do. This will cause the algea blooms.
i have a skimmer. lights are 4x65, (2) 12000k, (2) true actinics. they are odyssea. they run for about 12 hrs a day.
Also you need a skimmer. It would help tremendously. And Those rocks with the green bubble algea, do as previously stated take them out of the tank and remove them with a knife. Don't do it in the tank, it will make things alot worse. Also how long are your lights running? And what kind of lights are you running? Certain brand PC's don't come with true actinics as they say they do. This will cause the algea blooms.
i have a skimmer. lights are 4x65, (2) 12000k, (2) true actinics. they are odyssea. they run for about 12 hrs a day.
threed240
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Try running them for about 8, since algea needs light for photosynthesis to take place, hince providing it with food. Now, Im not 100% sure about this, but I have read on this site in one of its threads that the actinics that come with odysseas setups are not true actinics. I myself will probably be purchasing the odyssea MH setup in a week or so, and I will probably go ahead and buy some better actinics. My point is that the actinics they come with cause algea growth. This could also be the reason for some of your blooming. I also wanted to say that your tank looks good! And with some patience this algea will die out, leaving a awsome tank. Try searching for the thread about the 2006 odyssea Metal Halide setup. I think this is where I read about their actinics.
stanlalee
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Definately remove that clump of algae. With that much bubble algae I wouldn't depend on an emerald or two to fix it (doesn't fix the route of the problem). At this point you should pretty much remove the clump of hair algae pronto as well as whatever other algae (besides the bubble algae) you can manually remove. With that much bubble algae you are going to have to take each peice of live rock out the tank and manually remove by picking it off by hand/knife or whatever works. bubble algae sometimes attaches too well to be removed without bursting it and then you have to worry about catching what you dislodged when trying to do it in the tank. Outside the tank you can go to town removing it even carelessly then dip and spray off the liverock with saltwater before putting it back in your tank. Next I would do a relatively massive water change, cut back my lights on time in half and possibly change/question the true spectrum rating of the daylight bulb. From there you definately have a nutrient (and subsequent nitrate) or phospate problem. If its nitrates water changes and filtration cleaning will usually fix it. If its phospates you may need to run a phospate sponge/remover (or not) as well as water changes. could be the water you use, maintainence/water change schedule or feeding habits. your bioload looks pretty good for a 75 gallon so I doubt its what you have in the tank.. Take care of a few issues (really just one) and you'll have a damn fine tank!