MattyJatz's 37G Eclipse SW Diary

mattyjatz

mattyjatz

Member
Been quiet lately, so I thought I would ask this question since this issue is annoying!
How the hell does green algae grow so fast? There is a green film of algae that grows on my glass so damn fast. I turn my MH on at night rather than the day. It's on for approx. 8 hours.
I used my magnet to clean the front glass lastnight, and this morning when I woke up there was already green algae showing on the glass again. It's very annoying. My parameters are great, temp is good, and salinity is good. Haven't done a water change in a little over a week. I'm planning on doing a water change tonight.
 
mattyjatz

mattyjatz

Member
Hey all, here are some recent pics. Couple new things. Green monti and some Ricordia. I've got other pictures I'm going to be posting too with a little ranting involved, but here are a couple of my good pics!



 
mattyjatz

mattyjatz

Member
And now on a more serious note, this green algae stuff is really pissing me off...my sand is looking pretty disgusting, and my rocks are showing a lot of green...
I've just been really bummed out about the looks of my tank. It looks dull... in my opinion everything just looks like a green mess when looking at my tank from a distance. I know some of you may say otherwise (cause you dont want me to feel bad! or really do think it looks good!) But honestly, I do water changes constantly (approx. once a week, 10-15 gallons) and the green algae grows so fast....
What is the best way to clean the sand? Can the nasty sand be filtered out? I have snails, and hermits but the green algae is forming all on the surface of the sand and down on the glass in the sand bed. I have pics to show.
I know I've ranted about the green algae before but it's just really bumming me out. Parameters appear to be fine...
Pics:



 
spanko

spanko

Active Member
Hard green stuff at the line where the sand and the water meet, on the glass, is coralline. I hate that stuff. Like it becomes part of the glass. Just gotta get a little wet and use a scrubbing pad to get it off. Magfloats don't cut it IME.
Your sand doesn't look too bad. If you are talking about the color below the sand surface looking through the glass well not much you can do there. Could stir a little at a time so you don't release a bunch of crap into the water.
 
meowzer

meowzer

Moderator
Well the stuff on the glass...you will have to use a scraper.
You could get a few astrea snails, and maybe a turbo also.
really...it's not that bad :)
 
mattyjatz

mattyjatz

Member
Next question. This is a shot of my HOB Refugium. There are some weird things growing inside on the rock. Can anyone I.D. these? They are white!
 
nissan577

nissan577

Active Member
they are called pinenapple sponges!
i got in my overflow
and btw were have you been! tank is looking amazing bro!
 
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