jbailey52
Member
Hi Everyone...
So I recently moved this tank (sorry ifI have said this many times before in my other threads) from upstairs to my office... I refilled with 100% new ro di water (mixed with salt of course) and thuroughly cleaned the CC substrate and scrubbed all the LR because I had a bad hair algea problem because I had not changed the RO DI filters... anyway I did and that what I used for the new water.... So it has been about 1 1 1/2 months since then. So I am having an algea issue now.. I have done several 25 gallon water changes since setting it up. I know this is overkill but I wanted to stay in the habbit of doing them, and vacumming the CC. Anyway Im starting to have an algea issue..I believe it might be from my Ro water again. I am waiting on new filters and DI cartridge... I noticed it had changed colors (color changing DI media) and the media was not packed tight together anymore and there were holes in it. I have since added a dual GFo and carbon reactor to the tank. I dont think it is hair algea, but it does look a lot like it. Some of it on the rocks is green like hair algea, but most is a very stringy brown color. Below are some pics... It was not on the crushed coral until this weekend I scraped the back and side glass (then if flew all over and some went on the CC and I have not vacummed it)
My Dual DTS inline meter has always read 1 out of the RO membrane, and 0 out of the water going to my ATO.
I dont over feed... I feed every 3 days frozen mysis, frozen seaweed, clams ( none of the fish eat it so I am going to stop with it) and I do rinse the food after thawing. I also use Dinichi small pellets.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated on how to proceed.
So I recently moved this tank (sorry ifI have said this many times before in my other threads) from upstairs to my office... I refilled with 100% new ro di water (mixed with salt of course) and thuroughly cleaned the CC substrate and scrubbed all the LR because I had a bad hair algea problem because I had not changed the RO DI filters... anyway I did and that what I used for the new water.... So it has been about 1 1 1/2 months since then. So I am having an algea issue now.. I have done several 25 gallon water changes since setting it up. I know this is overkill but I wanted to stay in the habbit of doing them, and vacumming the CC. Anyway Im starting to have an algea issue..I believe it might be from my Ro water again. I am waiting on new filters and DI cartridge... I noticed it had changed colors (color changing DI media) and the media was not packed tight together anymore and there were holes in it. I have since added a dual GFo and carbon reactor to the tank. I dont think it is hair algea, but it does look a lot like it. Some of it on the rocks is green like hair algea, but most is a very stringy brown color. Below are some pics... It was not on the crushed coral until this weekend I scraped the back and side glass (then if flew all over and some went on the CC and I have not vacummed it)
My Dual DTS inline meter has always read 1 out of the RO membrane, and 0 out of the water going to my ATO.
I dont over feed... I feed every 3 days frozen mysis, frozen seaweed, clams ( none of the fish eat it so I am going to stop with it) and I do rinse the food after thawing. I also use Dinichi small pellets.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated on how to proceed.
