kaptnskipy
New Member
hi everyone
i was wondering if someone can help me with red algea. i decided a couple of months ago to go full blown with my tank and deicded to buy corals but i already had /figi/live rock. then because i bought corals i had to buy a better light so i bought a corallite 130 watts. eversence i have been getting red algea.so i was told to turn the light on for only 8 hours a day when before i had my other light on for almost more than half the day and to add this pill to kill algea called masarin. it soulds out like that(i think i spelled it wrong). anyhow the red algea is starting to go away somewhat but the corals seem a little dull or like if they need more light and i am affraid of getting more algea and the corals dieing as they are expensive!!!
so my question is if i can do something else to get rid of the algea and keep the light on more /i was wondering if there ia a fish that will eat red algea
or if there is something i can do to keep the corals happy while not turning on the light for more than 8 hours a day?
thanks all
i know i wrote alot
i was wondering if someone can help me with red algea. i decided a couple of months ago to go full blown with my tank and deicded to buy corals but i already had /figi/live rock. then because i bought corals i had to buy a better light so i bought a corallite 130 watts. eversence i have been getting red algea.so i was told to turn the light on for only 8 hours a day when before i had my other light on for almost more than half the day and to add this pill to kill algea called masarin. it soulds out like that(i think i spelled it wrong). anyhow the red algea is starting to go away somewhat but the corals seem a little dull or like if they need more light and i am affraid of getting more algea and the corals dieing as they are expensive!!!
so my question is if i can do something else to get rid of the algea and keep the light on more /i was wondering if there ia a fish that will eat red algea
or if there is something i can do to keep the corals happy while not turning on the light for more than 8 hours a day?
thanks all
i know i wrote alot