Algae from light

[Bhnj]

hey guy got new vioerspectra 165w lights my tank is 100 gal 48 inch long 25 inch deep I only keep my light at 35 % and I’ve noticed my sand bed is getting filled with algae since I’ve gotten the lights what do u guys think I should do ?

Thanks

 

[Bhnj]

hey guy got new vioerspectra 165w lights my tank is 100 gal 48 inch long 25 inch deep I only keep my light at 35 % and I’ve noticed my sand bed is getting filled with algae since I’ve gotten the lights what do u guys think I should do ?

Thanks

 

[DLHDesign]

What are your water parameters? What light did you have before this one? How old is the tank?

 

[Crabs McJones]

How old is the tank? If its still fairly new it could be just an algae

bloom as part of the new tank cycle.

 

[savetheocean]

Give it time if its still new

 

[Rakie]

Hard to tell, but it looks like it's probably just new tank stuff. Likely diatoms.

Your tank will go through various types of ugly for the first few months. One algae, then another, then maybe another. The cycle is an ugly process through and through, and part of the cycle people don't like to think about is the bio-establishment cycle that happens after the nitrogen cycle. Where various bacteria colonize, while some species die off, then some algae's take over, some die off, others take over, etc etc.

It probably takes a good 6+ months for your tank to become stable after the initial cycle.

THis part isn't really bad for anything in your tank though, just looks ugly, and is part of the hobby.

 

[Ace6090]

Could be your reds and greens are too high. Red and green light can promote excess algae growth

 

[40B Knasty]

For every action there is a reaction. Whether it is lights, more nutrients, nutrients export, supplements, salt, water, exhausted mechanical filtration, new medias, the list goes on and on..
Since the tank is still new. The tank within itself is creating new actions causing reactions. I know you want to know how to fix it so you can have a happy tank again. Give it some time to stable out the reaction before you go implementing a new action which could only end up being a bandaid. Only to have the issue comeback on you. Nutrients export is always a great thing to consider when it comes to algae. The red light factor has been noted to possibly assisting algae. Someone already had mentioned the red & green spectrum. I have heard yellow also, but red being the most predominant one. You can always cut back a half hour time of lighting for the morning and at night time to keep running what your corals still need for an intensity for the day. Instead of lowering the intensity and it not be enough light intensity to help the corals still thrive. Try to keep a 8.2-8.4pH so the corals are still getting the O² they need to thrive in. This will make it a harder environment for algae to thrive in, because algae being a plant needs light and CO² to thrive. Hope this all helps and makes some sense to get you understanding the right path you need to take.

 

[billr65]

I have the same stuff my tanks 3 months old i think its just the cycle thing