Algae problem
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scardall
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Your photo period should be no more than 12hrs and preferably <10hrs. The red spectrum tends to promote algae. Your NO3 and PO4 are great. https://buddendo.home.xs4all.nl/aquarium/redfield_eng.htm and http://www.americanaquariumproducts.com/Aquarium_Lighting.html
(Tools to scrub unwanted algae with)
YES the bottom one is a potato peeler from the dollar tree and the best one to use.
I too am having algae issues to a much lesser degree. NO3 O ppm PO4 .08ppm ( hair algae-not alot but enough to annoy) Partly due to the loss of Coraline algae and may be because my alk is 7dkh. I use to be able to keep it around 8-9dkh. ( one thing to note algae maintains it's own Micro-environment at it's immediate location) grrrrrr
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(Tools to scrub unwanted algae with)
YES the bottom one is a potato peeler from the dollar tree and the best one to use. I too am having algae issues to a much lesser degree. NO3 O ppm PO4 .08ppm ( hair algae-not alot but enough to annoy) Partly due to the loss of Coraline algae and may be because my alk is 7dkh. I use to be able to keep it around 8-9dkh. ( one thing to note algae maintains it's own Micro-environment at it's immediate location) grrrrrr
:mad:Thanks will give it a goYour photo period should be no more than 12hrs and preferably <10hrs. The red spectrum tends to promote algae. Your NO3 and PO4 are great. https://buddendo.home.xs4all.nl/aquarium/redfield_eng.htm and http://www.americanaquariumproducts.com/Aquarium_Lighting.html
(Tools to scrub unwanted algae with)
I too am having algae issues to a much lesser degree. NO3 O ppm PO4 .08ppm ( hair algae-not alot but enough to annoy) Partly due to the loss of Coraline algae and may be because my alk is 7dkh. I use to be able to keep it around 8-9dkh. ( one thing to note algae maintains it's own Micro-environment at it's immediate location) grrrrrr
40B Knasty
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I have been using a product called Bacter Clean M by Continuum for 2 weeks. It malnourished the GHA(and this product is for algae). Once YOUR algae is weakened. Syphon it out with a 1/2" hose so you have better suction. It was brown. Then turned it to an olive green/faded white. Which means it is weakening and I can suck it out with the hose. Just do more smaller water changes every 2-3 days so you are not letting the dying algae become phosphates for healthier remaining algae. This stuff is good for detritus and phosphates. I have like 3 videos up on YouTube. 40B Knasty Bacter Clean M by Continuum. Best part. My corals are still growing while I am beating the GHA.
If you are going to use a toothbrush to scrub. Make sure you are cleaning your mechanical media every day or two days. Even better replace it by using filter floss/hyper allergenic pillow stuffing without the flame retardant/mold resistant spray. Otherwise it will just get caught up in your sponges/filter socks/filter floss and feed your existing algae, because it is decaying and turning into phosphates.
Here is a pic of the algae turning white. I closed up the polyps so you can get a good view of it.
If you are going to use a toothbrush to scrub. Make sure you are cleaning your mechanical media every day or two days. Even better replace it by using filter floss/hyper allergenic pillow stuffing without the flame retardant/mold resistant spray. Otherwise it will just get caught up in your sponges/filter socks/filter floss and feed your existing algae, because it is decaying and turning into phosphates.
Here is a pic of the algae turning white. I closed up the polyps so you can get a good view of it.
I will have a look. Thanks for your helpI have been using a product called Bacter Clean M by Continuum for 2 weeks. It malnourished the GHA(and this product is for algae). Once YOUR algae is weakened. Syphon it out with a 1/2" hose so you have better suction. It was brown. Then turned it to an olive green/faded white. Which means it is weakening and I can suck it out with the hose. Just do more smaller water changes every 2-3 days so you are not letting the dying algae become phosphates for healthier remaining algae. This stuff is good for detritus and phosphates. I have like 3 videos up on YouTube. 40B Knasty Bacter Clean M by Continuum. Best part. My corals are still growing while I am beating the GHA.
If you are going to use a toothbrush to scrub. Make sure you are cleaning your mechanical media every day or two days. Even better replace it by using filter floss/hyper allergenic pillow stuffing without the flame retardant/mold resistant spray. Otherwise it will just get caught up in your sponges/filter socks/filter floss and feed your existing algae, because it is decaying and turning into phosphates.
Here is a pic of the algae turning white. I closed up the polyps so you can get a good view of it.
Hi all I'm new to the hobby and forum.
I've got my water right but can't seem to get rid of this algae. Any information would be great. Thanks Ady
Ady I'm new to the hobby so I don't know a ton. What I do know is this is bubble algae. If you bust bubble algae in your tank there will be spores that spread around the tank. You have to be sure to have your siphon tube near where you and removing the bubble algae in the event it bust. I have a small amount that I'm going to remove this weekend and plan what I suggested.
40B Knasty
Valuable Member
That goes for any algae and aiptasia.
I did the toothbrush method. Then my tank got bombed with brown hair algae. Not knowing all this decay would feed algae and create more.
Also algae loves CO², because it is a plant which can be found in a lower pH tank. Get your pH stable at 8.3pH so you can rule that out as a contributer factor. Then work on nutrients. Also lighting time length and a decrease of the red spectrum lighting helps. The color spectrum red has never really been proven, but I see it out there enough being said it can contribute.
