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I have a 55 with 90 pounds of rock and a bad algae problem. I think its hair algae but not sure becouse I have never seen hair algae before.
My phosphates are 0 my nitrates are .2 and nitrites are 0. I use 2 50/50 55w PC lights that about 3 months old. Now this is were it gets interesting. I used to get steam stilled water delivered from Absopure, and about 4 months ago I bought a Kent Maxxium HI-S RO/DI unit which removes 99.8% of all silicate. But sence I started to use the unit the algae problem has started. In my thinking it has to be the rodi.
Anyway I have 5 SAlly light foot crabs 2 emerald crabs 5 turbo snail (large ones) and a lawnmowre blenny. And just this weekend I got a Fox Face to help as well. NONE OF THESE CREATURES WILL TOUCH THE ALGAE. The blenny likes to lay in it but won't eat it. The sallys and the snail pick at the rock that isn't covered and the Fox Face is deaf dumb and blind to the whole problem.
Now I have been trying to pick the algae off but it grows right back. I've heard about scrubbing the rock but my rock is stacked and to get the bottom pieces is not possible.
So one; I'm looking for the cause and two looking for a solution.
If anyone has an idea I would more then happy to give it a try. Thank
TTFN
My phosphates are 0 my nitrates are .2 and nitrites are 0. I use 2 50/50 55w PC lights that about 3 months old. Now this is were it gets interesting. I used to get steam stilled water delivered from Absopure, and about 4 months ago I bought a Kent Maxxium HI-S RO/DI unit which removes 99.8% of all silicate. But sence I started to use the unit the algae problem has started. In my thinking it has to be the rodi.
Anyway I have 5 SAlly light foot crabs 2 emerald crabs 5 turbo snail (large ones) and a lawnmowre blenny. And just this weekend I got a Fox Face to help as well. NONE OF THESE CREATURES WILL TOUCH THE ALGAE. The blenny likes to lay in it but won't eat it. The sallys and the snail pick at the rock that isn't covered and the Fox Face is deaf dumb and blind to the whole problem.
Now I have been trying to pick the algae off but it grows right back. I've heard about scrubbing the rock but my rock is stacked and to get the bottom pieces is not possible.
So one; I'm looking for the cause and two looking for a solution.
If anyone has an idea I would more then happy to give it a try. Thank
TTFN