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Originally Posted by
baloo4 http:///t/392897/green-bubble-algae-live-rock-aipstasia#post_3491817
This is an old tank. Probably 5 -6 years. I tried a new store and they infected my tank really bad and all fished died except a coris wrasse.
The tank has never been right since. I put in new bulbs about 3 months ago, thinking maybe the lighting was bad and this was causing the green algae. The aipstasia is not real bad, but between the algae and the aipstasia, I am just sick of them both.
I currently have the wrasse, a skunk clown, fox face and a blenny.
Funny thing...I read that the Red Coris Wrasse is really hard to keep. With all of my problems with the tank, he keeps doing great.
I ended up taking the rock out and scrubbing it. DId a really good cleaning and water change. What do you think is causing the algae?
My params are within ranges.
You may be getting a false negative reading on you phosphates (and possibly nitrates as well) because the algae is consuming it.
It's very likely that old lights helped the algae along, but once you added the new bulbs, you're just feeding it. Algae needs light to survive, it's photosynthetic. If you don't have coral, I'd turn the lights off for a week or two. The fish don't need light, the regular lighting in the room is enough for them. Or at the very least, cut the time your lights are on for in half.
Hopefully a really good scrubbing and water change was enough. What type of water are you using? RO? Tap? I'd test the phosphates in the water you're adding to the tank, just to rule that out. The last thing you want to be doing is adding phosphates to the water, that's just going to feed the algae.
You could try Berghia Nudibranchs for the aiptasia if your wrasse is well behaved. I've had great success with them and they've eradicated my aiptasia in about 2 months time.They're a little pricey, but well worth it.
