Battling Algae

Saurabhdxb · Apr 7, 2020

Guys, need urgent help on my tank which has started to bloom in Algae

parameters seems to ok, was dosing Vibrant but no success, planning to dose NoPox hope tht works but my PO4 are 0 and NO3 are low as well photo attached

please advise

Saurabhdxb · Apr 7, 2020

WB cube 20 with an hydra 32

christopher wainright · Apr 7, 2020

Can you take some pics under white lights? That may help I.d the algae. Dinos tend to love low no3/p04 from my experience atleast. But I'm not an expert. Hopefully someone with more knowledge will advice.

Saurabhdxb · Apr 7, 2020

christopher wainright said:
Can you take some pics under white lights? That may help I.d the algae. Dinos tend to love low no3/p04 from my experience atleast. But I'm not an expert. Hopefully someone with more knowledge will advice.

its brown color thick and hair , and has taken over my snails, my zoa plug, my gsp and the sand

ReeferWarrant · Apr 7, 2020

Dealing with something similar. I'm currently doing these steps, it seems helpful so far.

ReeferWarrant · Apr 7, 2020

I'm the same on parameters too, however I think my Phosphates are probably high.

JoshO · Apr 7, 2020

If you have an algae outbreaks you're likely to see low to no nutrients as the algae are using them up.
How long were you dosing vibrant?

Saurabhdxb · Apr 7, 2020

JoshO said:
If you have an algae outbreaks you're likely to see low to no nutrients as the algae are using them up.
How long were you dosing vibrant?

twice a week for atleast 2-3 weeks

JoshO · Apr 7, 2020

Saurabhdxb said:
twice a week for atleast 2-3 weeks

You'd need to dose longer. BRS did a test with it and ran it for 9 weeks before it cleared majority of the algae. I've attached a picture of the timescales it will roughly take to beat different types of algae, I've also attached the thread that has the information in.

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Saurabhdxb · Apr 7, 2020

ReeferWarrant said:
Dealing with something similar. I'm currently doing these steps, it seems helpful so far.

shud i be dosing this

ReeferWarrant · Apr 7, 2020

Saurabhdxb said:
shud i be dosing this

I'm hesitant to go the chemical route, I keep reading that it'll just come back with a vengeance after it disappears the first time. Everything I read is to find the source of the problem, (feeding, lighting, water changes, etc.). I was looking at an Algae Turf Scrubber or a Chaeto Reactor for a bit. I might do that in the future, right now I'm getting all of the assets I need to test the water going into the aquarium, TDS meter and now a Phosphate tester. I think what I have is diatoms though, so silicates are my problem. The video had MicroBacter7 as a possible start to out compete the cyano, I'd probably do that and ramp up as you go.

ReeferWarrant · Apr 7, 2020

I feel like ChemiClean will be like all of the other miracle chemicals. You can do it but follow the directions to the T or you'll end up destroying your tank. I recently had a planaria outbreak and used Flatworm EXit, I didn't have any issues but I know a lot of people complain about things like that killing off their tanks.

LA Reef Addict · Apr 7, 2020

Saurabhdxb said:
shud i be dosing this

Don't dose that. It's like putting a finger to plug a water leak when you have 6 other leaks going on at the same time.

Do as @JoshO suggested and trust the process. I had exactly the same issues you have and I did 3 things and all my hair algae, cyano and turf algae went away in about 6 weeks. Reduce feeding, shorten photoperiod and continue dosing vibrant.

Neoalchemist · Apr 7, 2020

JoshO said:
You'd need to dose longer. BRS did a test with it and ran it for 9 weeks before it cleared majority of the algae. I've attached a picture of the timescales it will roughly take to beat different types of algae, I've also attached the thread that has the information in.

Vibrant Liquid Aquarium Cleaner * Discussion Thread

Hello Everyone, We had been asked to come on this forum and answer a few questions about Vibrant for a few users here in different threads. We thought it would be a good idea to start a discussion thread about Vibrant, how it was created, what is it, how it works, etc. Then there will be a...

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See this is why I still think vibrant is snake oil.
In 6 to 9 weeks and a little good husbandry most algea outbreaks will clear out on their own.
I have tried it and wasn't impressed. I have half a bottle. If you want to come get it, its yours.
Can't id that, pics are too blue.

LA Reef Addict · Apr 7, 2020

Neoalchemist said:
See this is why I still think vibrant is snake oil.
In 6 to 9 weeks and a little good husbandry most algea outbreaks will clear out on their own.
I have tried it and wasn't impressed. I have half a bottle. If you want to come get it, its yours.
Can't id that, pics are too blue.

All I will say is that I tried the frequent water changes and good husbandry route and it didn't work. On some tanks, depending on how new they may be, algae outbreaks are inevitable. All I added to my plan of attack was that product and persistence and it finally went away.

Neoalchemist · Apr 7, 2020

LA Reef Addict said:
All I will say is that I tried the frequent water changes and good husbandry route and it didn't work. On some tanks, depending on how new they may be, algae outbreaks are inevitable. All I added to my plan of attack was that product and persistence and it finally went away.

It seems to work for many people.
I'm also a stubborn butt often. So, there's that.

AndyinAtlanta · Apr 8, 2020

It's hard to tell what you have with the blue light; you need to turn the light to white.

As for Chemiclean, if you have cyanobacteria it'll get rid of it. I've used it before and had zero negative effects in my tank and it cleared it up 100% in two days.

JoshO · Apr 8, 2020

JoshO said:
You'd need to dose longer. BRS did a test with it and ran it for 9 weeks before it cleared majority of the algae. I've attached a picture of the timescales it will roughly take to beat different types of algae, I've also attached the thread that has the information in.

Vibrant Liquid Aquarium Cleaner * Discussion Thread

Hello Everyone, We had been asked to come on this forum and answer a few questions about Vibrant for a few users here in different threads. We thought it would be a good idea to start a discussion thread about Vibrant, how it was created, what is it, how it works, etc. Then there will be a...

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artieg1 · Apr 8, 2020

Almost all tanks go through a phase like this. I recommend maintenance (water changes), manual removal a few times per week, and for GHA I found fluconazole smacked it around enough that manual removal took care of it. I would not dose NOPOX or anything like that, if your only symptom is algae. I went that route and chased whack-a-mole issues for 6 months. It will go away. It could be rock leaching nutrients, which just takes some time before that slows/stops.