the blues...

php

php

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I have had my 55 gallon saltwaterfish tank for over 2 years now and it's giving me the blues...it is a reef tank and i have the moolight sytstem over with a protein skimmer and an emperor 400 but my tank seems to not be doing good. my fish have been alive for over 2 years and doing fine but i always get hair algae and my corals dont do well except for my colt. i get red slime in the tank too. and i cant figure it out cuz all my parameters are fine and my lighting is fine. I can't get rid of the algae and get my corals to thrive. My friend has the same tank as me same lights but he has two penguin 330's and a protein skimmer over it and his tank is amazing. is my problem i need a 3rd filter like my friend? what is the problem? and water changes havent helped solve my problem...much help thanks
php
 
php

php

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oddly enough no phosphates....i have flow in the tank two filters and a powerhead....but whats a silicate?
 
dacia

dacia

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Algaes consume phosphates as fast as they grow. Sometimes you will get a false negative phosphate reading because they are being consumed by the algae so quickly.
Do you have some xenia or anthelia? These corals also comsume phosphates, and thus compete for the nutrients with algaes. However, the corals nearly always win out in the end. I had a hair algae problem before adding my anthelia. I also put some Phos-Zorb in the filter. Now my hair algae is almost non-existant.
How often do you perform water changes? This can also reduce nutrient build-up and take away algae's food.
 
dacia

dacia

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Silicates are what diatoms feed off of. A good protein skimmer can take care of that.
 
php

php

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i already have a prizm skimmer....so would adding another filter such as the emperor 280 help get the nutrients out? and what will make the corals come out? all parameters are great except for the algae and the corals not coming out? what wwill a third filter help me with?
 
php

php

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so you think i should get rid of the wheel? so i dont get high nitrates and my tank should do better? what happens if i keep the wheel in?
 
dacia

dacia

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If you are going to spend money on new equipment, get rid of your current skimmer and get something better. Prizms aren't that great...
 
flatzboy

flatzboy

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php please look at my advice in your other thread Filters also I forgot to mention as stated above are you using ro/di water. If you follow the steps I gave you, your tank will be pretty awesome.:D
 
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