golver1
Community Member
I know questions about brown algae get old. I also know I need to perform additional water tests to confirm the issue, but buying test kits is like paying for ID theft protection. We should all do it, but its more fun to buy new coral. I'm venting but also looking for help....Please!
I've been fighting algae issues in this tank since day 1. It's been set up for about 3 months now. Currently fighting two different distinct algae brown fuzzy algae growing all over the gravel, rocks, and glass. It has coated a Kenya tree, which I don't think will survive now. Also a dark, almost black algae on some areas of the sand bed. When I try to clean this it kind of clumps up; grows quickly, but does not spread quickly.
Ammonia .25
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 0
PH 8
Sal 1.027
Temp 79.1
Not sure why I always seem to have a low level of Ammonia, but never any Nitrite/Nitrate to speak of. Feed fish 2x daily. Morning is Nori clip or flake with pumps off. Only what they eat in a 1-2 min. Evening is 1 cube mysis or other frozen food, thoroughly rinsed before adding to tank.
75 G
ATI Sunpower 8x54 - new bulbs. 11 hour schedule.
Eshopps R-100 Refugium sump
Reef Octopus S-130 Essence Skimmer. (does require constant adjustment)
3 Fish (Power Blue Tang, Clownfish, Fairy Wrasse)
1 Cleaner shrimp
2 Part B-Ionic daily, 15 ML.
3x Week 1 ML each of Red Sea Coral Color 4 part (A, B, C, D)
Approx 5 Nassarius, 5 Mexican Turbo, 10 Astrea.
5 Blue leg hermit. (started with 15 but I cant seem to find more than 5 now)
1 Halloween Hermit.
Sump has some mixed Chaeto in it. Light at night for approx 11 hours with 5000k CFL with reflector.
DCP-4000 return pump set fairly low.
2 OW-25 Jebao wave makers on W2. Set to speed 3, point length wise at each other.
2 Koralia Nano for front to back circulation.
Large block of MarinePure added to sump.
45 lbs of live rock from caribsea.
80 lbs caribsea ocean direct sand.
20 lbs of caribsea figi sand.
Micro ATO for evaporation.
Always use RO water from several different LFS.
I've been fighting algae issues in this tank since day 1. It's been set up for about 3 months now. Currently fighting two different distinct algae brown fuzzy algae growing all over the gravel, rocks, and glass. It has coated a Kenya tree, which I don't think will survive now. Also a dark, almost black algae on some areas of the sand bed. When I try to clean this it kind of clumps up; grows quickly, but does not spread quickly.
Ammonia .25
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 0
PH 8
Sal 1.027
Temp 79.1
Not sure why I always seem to have a low level of Ammonia, but never any Nitrite/Nitrate to speak of. Feed fish 2x daily. Morning is Nori clip or flake with pumps off. Only what they eat in a 1-2 min. Evening is 1 cube mysis or other frozen food, thoroughly rinsed before adding to tank.
75 G
ATI Sunpower 8x54 - new bulbs. 11 hour schedule.
Eshopps R-100 Refugium sump
Reef Octopus S-130 Essence Skimmer. (does require constant adjustment)
3 Fish (Power Blue Tang, Clownfish, Fairy Wrasse)
1 Cleaner shrimp
2 Part B-Ionic daily, 15 ML.
3x Week 1 ML each of Red Sea Coral Color 4 part (A, B, C, D)
Approx 5 Nassarius, 5 Mexican Turbo, 10 Astrea.
5 Blue leg hermit. (started with 15 but I cant seem to find more than 5 now)
1 Halloween Hermit.
Sump has some mixed Chaeto in it. Light at night for approx 11 hours with 5000k CFL with reflector.
DCP-4000 return pump set fairly low.
2 OW-25 Jebao wave makers on W2. Set to speed 3, point length wise at each other.
2 Koralia Nano for front to back circulation.
Large block of MarinePure added to sump.
45 lbs of live rock from caribsea.
80 lbs caribsea ocean direct sand.
20 lbs of caribsea figi sand.
Micro ATO for evaporation.
Always use RO water from several different LFS.
