green algae

tbmoore

tbmoore

Member
Hi
Green algae forming on glass every day. Can see start in about 3hrs. Slight brown algae also. Can also see on sand bottom within couple of hrs.. Any help or suggestions.
I have set up a 110 gal salt water reef about 6 weeks ago. I finally got the live rock up to about 180lb last week and have about 4 corals and five fish and two star fish- 50 snails to get it started. Running Actinic 50/50 72 in 160 watt bulbs (2ea) and Actinic 03 160 watt bulbs (2ea) in tank. Have1200gal per min to sump and 4 other pumps in tank to circulate (behind rock ect). Running lights about 12hr a day.
ph 8.1 - 8.2
ammonia 0ppm
nitrite 0 ppm
phosphate 0 ppm
gravity 1.0235
temp 79 deg f
Using Kent tech CB part A and B every morning (3 caps each--as directed)
have changed phosphate sponge three times
tbmoore@cableone.net
 
flydan

flydan

Active Member
Hey,
Sounds like you may be overfeading your fish. Your clean-up crew is very small so there is probably a lot of extra protien in your tank. That, along with good light will give you algae blooms. If your perameters weren't so good I would suspect your tank was cycling again.
I would suggest cutting down on your feeding and getting about 50 hermit crabs to go with your snails. You could also reduce your photoperiod but I don't know what kind of corals you have and wouldn't want to hurt them. HTH
Take care,
Dan'l :D
 
@knight

@knight

Member
If your tank is new, this is a normal phase that your tank needs to go thru.
You night cut back on lighting and do frequent water changes to combat it, but it should clear up in a couple weeks. Improving your cleanup crew will help as well.
 
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