Help algea out break!!!

[Jack Sparrow]

Hi, i have set up a reef aquarium and it has been running for about 4 months now, and i have had very bad algea problems. At first i thought it was calothrix beacuse it had bubbles, not enogh to be dino, but now i think it might be hair algea. Its brown and stringy, but looks more green on the camera. I have just started doing a 50 percent weekly water change and the lights are on for 10 hours a day. I scrub it off the rocks buts its stubborn, my clean up crew consists of 4 cerith snails and 1 hermit crab. I would kust like to know what it is and be able to get rid of it.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Something is up with your rocks. Like you had a big die off.

It’s gha , but it seems like there is a bigger problem.

Are you using rodi?

 

[Jack Sparrow]

Something is up with your rocks. Like you had a big die off.

It’s gha , but it seems like there is a bigger problem.

Are you using rodi?

No rodi, no die off although the water does smell, and whats gha?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

No rodi, no die off although the water does smell, and whats gha?

Green hair alge.

What kind of water are you using for top off and mixing your salt.

Some bottled water and a lot of tap water has extra nutrients that algae like. And some tap water has stuff that will kill off bacteria we need to process ammoina. If it dies, it can release a lot of ammoina.

 

[Jack Sparrow]

Green hair alge.

What kind of water are you using for top off and mixing your salt.

Some bottled water and a lot of tap water has extra nutrients that algae like. And some tap water has stuff that will kill off bacteria we need to process ammoina. If it dies, it can release a lot of ammoina.

I am using whell water, no clorine, and I am unsure if the water has exess phosphates and nitrates, but I have no plans to purphace a rodi unit, is there any thing else I can do

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I’d test the phosphates and nitrites in the tank, and also in the next batch of salt water you mix up.

You can run GFO in a bag in your filter or a reactor. Also I’d run carbon. Add some good bottled bacteria (I like dr Tim’s and bio spira ) and some seachem prime.

If it doesn’t clear up, I’m not sure there’s a lot you can do. The source water is important , it’s the not knowing what’s in it that’s a trick , IF it’s something weird in the water.

That could be just a case or really new tank uglies.


Edit , there should be zero nitrates and phosphate in new salt water.

 

[Jack Sparrow]

I’d test the phosphates and nitrites in the tank, and also in the next batch of salt water you mix up.

You can run GFO in a bag in your filter or a reactor. Also I’d run carbon. Add some good bottled bacteria (I like dr Tim’s and bio spira ) and some seachem prime.

If it doesn’t clear up, I’m not sure there’s a lot you can do. The source water is important , it’s the not knowing what’s in it that’s a trick , IF it’s something weird in the water.

That could be just a case or really new tank uglies.


Edit , there should be zero nitrates and phosphate in new salt water.

I will test my water thank u so much for your help

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I will test my water thank u so much for your help

You’re absolutely welcome. Let me know how it goes. Hopefully others may chime in too.

 

[Cae]

Get a sea urchin to clear the algae. I have a banded urchin and I have to feed him now because he done such a great job eating the algae.
Next you'll have to look into where the nutrients are coming from. I worked out that mine were coming from my sump. I had bags of media that were trapping a lot of gunk and once I cleaned the bags my nitrates and phosphate dropped buy half. Every time I clean the skimmer cup I shake the bags to stop the gunk from coming back.

 

[Sagecritter4life]

My Cerrith do a little but not much on algae...my tank algae took turn for the better when put tuxedo urchin and trochus/astrea/turbo snails in [emoji6]