Confused and need help..

[Martin H. Lawton]

So I have been trying to control my algae problem and I am losing at it. I have done almost everything, more water changes, less feeding. Now I haven't changed my lighting schedule(I'm too scared to) or use GFO or any other chemical additives. I am wondering if it has to deal with the bacteria in my tank. Would really love some help because it is taking over my frag tank and I am scared that I will lose some of my frags.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Can you describe what the problem looks like?

 

[Martin H. Lawton]

By the way, my ammonia, No3, Po3 are 0

and this is what I am fighting

 

[Martin H. Lawton]

I think its GHA..

 

[domination2580]

I think its either gha or bha. They consume no3 and po4. You wont show any levels of these since the algae is eating it out of the water source. I would do a triton lab test. It will tell you correctly the amount of po4

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Maybe some snails?

 

[Martin H. Lawton]

Yeah about 4 turbo snails and 2 Emerald crabs in the frag tank. My frag tank is the main problem I do not have a problem in my display. They are using the same sump and the display has no problems with this Type of algae.

 

[twilliard]

That has a form of bryopsis
There are few ways to deal with this algae.
H2O2 is one of the best and safe ways to deal with bryopsis

 

[Martin H. Lawton]

I was thinking about doing dosing h2o2.. but I was just wondering if it could be something else :/

 

[twilliard]

I was thinking about doing dosing h2o2.. but I was just wondering if it could be something else :/

Dosing h2o2 for algae is difficult
It would take large amounts of h2o2 dosed every 12 hours to be an effective in tank treatment

 

[Martin H. Lawton]

Yeah I am doing my research before anything goes in my tank. I was thinking about redseas algae thing (forgot what it was called). But I believe that only helps if you have excess nutrients.