Feb 23, 2014 #1 D dan-iow Community Member View Badges Joined Feb 20, 2014 Messages 25 Reaction score 2 Location Isle of Wight England Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Can someone tell me what this is and how to treat it.?
Feb 23, 2014 #2 jonny Active Member View Badges Joined Mar 29, 2013 Messages 378 Reaction score 13 Location Chanute,KS Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Looks like the start of green hair algae. Usually from high nutrient levels in the water. Do you have test kits for the water? What kind of lighting and how old are the bulbs?
Looks like the start of green hair algae. Usually from high nutrient levels in the water. Do you have test kits for the water? What kind of lighting and how old are the bulbs?
Feb 23, 2014 #3 OP OP D dan-iow Community Member View Badges Joined Feb 20, 2014 Messages 25 Reaction score 2 Location Isle of Wight England Rating - 0% 0 0 0 I got LEDs , I use the API test kits, nitrates about 15 at moment
Feb 23, 2014 #4 jonny Active Member View Badges Joined Mar 29, 2013 Messages 378 Reaction score 13 Location Chanute,KS Rating - 0% 0 0 0 I'd say nutrients are the issue if nitrates are at 15ppm..how old is the tank?
Feb 23, 2014 #5 Pete polyp acro serial killer View Badges Excellence Award Joined Oct 16, 2012 Messages 5,828 Reaction score 1,895 Location Arkansas Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Hard to tell from the picture, but it kinda looks like byprosis.
Feb 23, 2014 #6 OP OP D dan-iow Community Member View Badges Joined Feb 20, 2014 Messages 25 Reaction score 2 Location Isle of Wight England Rating - 0% 0 0 0 8 month's old
Feb 24, 2014 #7 OP OP D dan-iow Community Member View Badges Joined Feb 20, 2014 Messages 25 Reaction score 2 Location Isle of Wight England Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Kent tech m will that help
Feb 24, 2014 #8 Reefing Madness Carbon Doser View Badges Staff member Super Moderator Excellence Award Hospitality Award Joined Oct 27, 2012 Messages 19,879 Reaction score 7,115 Location Peoria, AZ. Rating - 0% 0 0 0 15 Trates isn't bad, Im thinking your phosphates are to high. Looks like Hair Algae. Throw a few more snails in there, they'll mow it down.
15 Trates isn't bad, Im thinking your phosphates are to high. Looks like Hair Algae. Throw a few more snails in there, they'll mow it down.
Feb 24, 2014 #9 OP OP D dan-iow Community Member View Badges Joined Feb 20, 2014 Messages 25 Reaction score 2 Location Isle of Wight England Rating - 0% 0 0 0 I try that thanks, pulled what I could off last night
