new reef question

[iamryanman]

in the past few months i have been setting up a 58gal reef.right now mynitrate0
nitrite0
ph8.0
amm.0
specificgravity.024
temp82
calcium350
h.o.b.skimmer
4 powerheads
iam having a problem with red slime algae and little clear bubbles covering my liverock,what should i do?

 

[aarone]

the clear bubbles are just trapped air. The slime algae is resulting from your cycle. Do you have a clean up crew yet?
also what lighting are you using?
aaron

 

[iamryanman]

thanks for the reply i do have about 30 assorted snail 1brittle star 30 assorted hermits 4 emeralds and i am using a new moon light system 4@65 watts 10 hours a day, i set up the tank using a cheesy low tech and watt beginner about 90 watt max and only recently incorporated the moon light

 

[dreeves]

What kind of water are you using?

 

[iamryanman]

rodi

 

[dreeves]

If the tank is cycling...it is probably excessive nutrients built up from the cycle...also, you may increase circulation to those areas to keep the nutrients from dead spotting it.