yummysalt
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Tank is 90 gallon
sump is 29 gallon
Salt level is 1.024
Amonia=0
Nitrate=5
Phos=5
Cal=350
Nitrite= don't know.
Temp= 78 to 80
Stock
2 maroon clown fish
1 firefish
1 lawnmower blenny
4 green chromis
2 bangai cardinals
2 cleaner(skunk) shrimps
1 peppermint shrimp(great at killing my aiptasia)
1 LTA, just got it not too long ago before the mh upgrade.
Feed my fish once a day around noon. Feed my LTA once a week.
CUC
100's of nassarius snails
10 turbo snails, 2 emerald crabs
I think tank's been up for 6 months, and without any algae outbreak. I do however just got myself new(used) Mh light a week ago.
Light have 3 Mh double sided 250 watts, 4 short actinic blue compact bulbs, and yes it is 72 inches long. Planning to upgrade to 220 or 240 gallon tank next summer. Didn't want to have to buy another set of light.
The guy said bulbs have been used for 6 months.
What I am getting is, major algae growth. It is light green and will cover all my glasses. If I wiped it down, 4 or 5 hours later it will be back. Live rock's turning brown and getting darker, my live sand is getting green in most places, but do not get any worse.
Here's what I have done so far. I have limited my Mh to 5hrs for 1, 3 hours for the other two, and 8hrs for the 4 actinic blue.
I did 18 gallon water change 3 days ago, and just another 18 gallon today. I also bought a super skimmer 220 3 days ago to help out.
I don't know if it is going to get better, or if I made any good changes so far.
The water looks better and not greenish no more, but I still have to wipe my glasses like 3 times a day.
Questions:
Are my bulbs too old?
too many fishies?
What else can I do?
and last, but not least, am I on the right track to eliminate my problem?
Any ideas or opinion is greatly apprieciated.
Thanks,
YummySalt
sump is 29 gallon
Salt level is 1.024
Amonia=0
Nitrate=5
Phos=5
Cal=350
Nitrite= don't know.
Temp= 78 to 80
Stock
2 maroon clown fish
1 firefish
1 lawnmower blenny
4 green chromis
2 bangai cardinals
2 cleaner(skunk) shrimps
1 peppermint shrimp(great at killing my aiptasia)
1 LTA, just got it not too long ago before the mh upgrade.
Feed my fish once a day around noon. Feed my LTA once a week.
CUC
100's of nassarius snails
10 turbo snails, 2 emerald crabs
I think tank's been up for 6 months, and without any algae outbreak. I do however just got myself new(used) Mh light a week ago.
Light have 3 Mh double sided 250 watts, 4 short actinic blue compact bulbs, and yes it is 72 inches long. Planning to upgrade to 220 or 240 gallon tank next summer. Didn't want to have to buy another set of light.
The guy said bulbs have been used for 6 months.
What I am getting is, major algae growth. It is light green and will cover all my glasses. If I wiped it down, 4 or 5 hours later it will be back. Live rock's turning brown and getting darker, my live sand is getting green in most places, but do not get any worse.
Here's what I have done so far. I have limited my Mh to 5hrs for 1, 3 hours for the other two, and 8hrs for the 4 actinic blue.
I did 18 gallon water change 3 days ago, and just another 18 gallon today. I also bought a super skimmer 220 3 days ago to help out.
I don't know if it is going to get better, or if I made any good changes so far.
The water looks better and not greenish no more, but I still have to wipe my glasses like 3 times a day.
Questions:
Are my bulbs too old?
too many fishies?
What else can I do?
and last, but not least, am I on the right track to eliminate my problem?
Any ideas or opinion is greatly apprieciated.
Thanks,
YummySalt