Need help on water readings

[newfishliny]

whats going on in my tank ?
1) ph8.4
2) nitrates 10
3) ammonia O
4) temp 80
5) salt 1.023
brown / green alage
tank running 3 months
90 gal - 20 gal sump - mag 9- (2) 802 heads
80 rock 100 sand ( live)
wet/dry
1- power compact 110 ( perfecto)
2- 1 in bulk heads
2- 1/2 returns
no ro unit
cleaners -snails hermits- sally- cleaner shrimp
yellow tank(small) 3 damsels
lots of alage on glass , need to clean every other day.
WHATS GOING ON
THANKS
DON LI/NY

 

[eelfreakrobi]

areyou havin an algae problem?

 

[newfishliny]

Originally posted by EelfreakRobi
areyou havin an algae problem?
yes big time

 

[eelfreakrobi]

next time on the water change dont use tap water, from what I have heard the tap water attracts algae.

 

[fantasy reef]

Possible causes> overfeeding, typical end of cycling algae blooms.
What are your nitrites and phosphates?

 

[newfishliny]

Originally posted by Fantasy Reef
Possible causes> overfeeding, typical end of cycling algae blooms.
What are your nitrites and phosphates?
can a cycle last 2 to 3 months

 

[ophiura]

A typical cycle could easily last 6-8 weeks. Algal blooms at this time are not uncommon.

 

[nm reef]

Very common to have algae blooms at the stage you are at...causes could be any of a number of things.....excessive feeding...phosphates....source of top-off water....may be time to consider a good clean-up crew. Some snails and/or crabs could helpp control the algae problems...then try to determine the source of the algae and eliminate it.

 

[irnman51]

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