lots of brown algae
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socal57che
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Can you list what you tested for and the results?
socal57che
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Trates are too high, and did you test for phosphates?
How long has your tank been up?
What type of algae do you have?
What size tank and how often do you do water changes?
What type of filtration do you use?
Seems like a lot of Qs, but it helps us see what is going on in your tank.
How long has your tank been up?
What type of algae do you have?
What size tank and how often do you do water changes?
What type of filtration do you use?
Seems like a lot of Qs, but it helps us see what is going on in your tank.
nemo1234
Member
Originally Posted by socal57che
Trates are too high, and did you test for phosphates?
How long has your tank been up?
What type of algae do you have?
What size tank and how often do you do water changes?
What type of filtration do you use?
Seems like a lot of Qs, but it helps us see what is going on in your tank.
my tank has been up for about 4 months now.
not sure what type of algae it is... its brown, and everywhere... the glass, the rock, the filter... just everywhere.
I have a 29 gall., with powerhead filter, marineland bio filter. water changes are once every couple weeks. About 5-10% water changes. thats what the LFS recommended.
Trates are too high, and did you test for phosphates?
How long has your tank been up?
What type of algae do you have?
What size tank and how often do you do water changes?
What type of filtration do you use?
Seems like a lot of Qs, but it helps us see what is going on in your tank.
my tank has been up for about 4 months now.
not sure what type of algae it is... its brown, and everywhere... the glass, the rock, the filter... just everywhere.
I have a 29 gall., with powerhead filter, marineland bio filter. water changes are once every couple weeks. About 5-10% water changes. thats what the LFS recommended.
socal57che
Active Member
Ideally 0-5 ppm, but below 10 ppm. 20 ppm is too high for a reef IMO.
socal57che
Active Member
sounds like cyano.
see this thread
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/287075/algea
If this sounds familiar, search the archives. This bloom will usually subside in a couple weeks and is perfectly normal for a recently established tank.
see this thread
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/287075/algea
If this sounds familiar, search the archives. This bloom will usually subside in a couple weeks and is perfectly normal for a recently established tank.
socal57che
Active Member
Originally Posted by nemo1234
i don't have a reef. mine is a fowlr
20 is OK, but you may have waste/food building up somewhere causing a constant 20 ppm reading. Fish may be happier if remedied.
i don't have a reef. mine is a fowlr
20 is OK, but you may have waste/food building up somewhere causing a constant 20 ppm reading. Fish may be happier if remedied.
snakeblitz33
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It might be a little too late to add my .02$... Yes, your nitrates are a bit high, but for a fish only aquarium, that shouldn't be too much of a problem. Make sure that all of your fish are still living and that all of your snails and hermits are doing fine as well. Make sure that nothing has died.
If you don't already have a protein skimmer I highly recommend getting one. If you would like to go all out, get a siphon overflow kit and run a sump underneath your tank. This will increase the water volume as well as create a space for a fuge, skimmer, and heater without being in the main display tank.
I'm sure that all you need is an efficiant skimmer. And as for that other guy,... it's not cyano, it's diatoms. Diatoms feed off of sicates in the water...
If you don't already have a protein skimmer I highly recommend getting one. If you would like to go all out, get a siphon overflow kit and run a sump underneath your tank. This will increase the water volume as well as create a space for a fuge, skimmer, and heater without being in the main display tank.
I'm sure that all you need is an efficiant skimmer. And as for that other guy,... it's not cyano, it's diatoms. Diatoms feed off of sicates in the water...