algae question.help

[cungdien]

what you guy do ?green hairy algae ?nail do the job ?
ph 8.2
phosphate 0
nitrate 0
ammonia 0
kh 7
cal 400

 

[scubasteve1]

Im having the same problem.. along with a brown algae that is growing with it. I was told by the guy at my LFS to increase the water flow at the bottom of the tank, but I don't know.

 

[_Alex_]

What is your lighting cycle? And yes more flow can help. Also where are you getting water from

 

[scubasteve1]

I just got a t-5 dual light system, with an actinic and 10k light, and I have the water purifier that I add to my tap.. Is that good?? and I plan on adding a circulation pump to my tank, it is only 20g. Any suggestions??

 

[143gadgets]

That's your main problem there. Your using tap water in your tank. That will result in all kinds of algae and coral health problems. I would suggest purchasing your water from a trusted source (somewhere that has an RO/DI and keeps the TDS at or just above 0pm). Good luck and if you have more questions, feel free to ask.

 

[_Alex_]

Start using ro di water for water changes and top off. That would be a good first step. Also a couple korelia power heads 2x k2 and maybe add on a k1 would be good flow for a 20gal

 

[scubasteve1]

I need three power heads for a 20g!? 0.o Will this work? http://marineland.com/sites/marineland/products/Detail.aspx?id=3421 in the 400 series??
and one other question what is RO/DI? i feel like such a newbie... lol

 

[cungdien]

i have 24x3w LED 8hrs 2xk2 ro/di water

 

[_Alex_]

I need three power heads for a 20g!? 0.o Will this work? http://marineland.com/sites/marineland/products/Detail.aspx?id=3421 in the 400 series??
and one other question what is RO/DI? i feel like such a newbie... lol

well number of powerheads will depend on the amount of money you got to spend... you could go out spend a nice chunk on a nice one that you could use on a tank upto 50gal. or spend a bit less on a couple power heads that will work...

rodi is filtered water, i cant explain it atm lol. but its beter for our tanks then just tap water. they put a lot of things into tap water that harms the vast amounts of life in a marine tank. ro di takes all this out to make clean water to mix with your salt, and to top off with

 

[_Alex_]

i have 24x3w LED 8hrs 2xk2 ro/di water

how old is the tank? how many fish and how often do you feed? what kind of LEDs?

 

[scubasteve1]

ok, thanks! I just need to fix this stupid algae problem...

 

[cungdien]

a month old. diy cree rapidled,2clown, 1 a day

 

[Wy Renegade]

Moved to the appropriate forum - thanks.

 

[aquabull]

Is it possible either or both of you are getting indirect light on the tank? Everything from chandeliers to ceiling fans can contribute to unwanted algae growth. a friend of mine was affected by his inordinately large television! It had to be moved to stop the algae!