Help ID algae

[leepink23]

I have had my tank for 3 years, recently took all fish out for Ick. I have had 6 total fish back in there for 3 weeks. My lights are radion gen 3 pro with red and green cut down and total light time of 8 hours,I run a skimmer, ATS, dose vinegar. Change 15 gallons a week with rodi from a spectrapure I have had for 3 months with 0 tds. I feed LRS fish frenzy daily. I keep getting this algae on my sands and rocks. Any suggestions? Considering going lights out for 3 days. Thanks.

 

[leepink23]

I tested my phosphates and nitrates with red sea pro and my phosphates are .04 and nitrates .75

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

The zoas reaching is telling me you need more light.
You may want to cut the carbon dosing as it seems to helping out your cyano. It morning uncommon

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I tested my phosphates and nitrates with red sea pro and my phosphates are .04 and nitrates .75

Those are good numbers.

 

[Jisko]

Is the algae a gold color? I've been dealing with something very similar for weeks now...

 

[leepink23]

Is the algae a gold color? I've been dealing with something very similar for weeks now...

Yes it's a gold color

 

[leepink23]

The zoas reaching is telling me you need more light.
You may want to cut the carbon dosing as it seems to helping out your cyano. It morning uncommon

Cut the carbon dosing off or in half? I dose 30 ml/day.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I would stop entirely. Your po4 is in the correct range and the no3 would likely be solved by increased water changes.

Is you don't have enough light currently to promote photosynthesis your also limiting the animals ability to uptake those nutints as well.

Is the algae a gold color? I've been dealing with something very similar for weeks now...

Lol. I still have your thread opened on my phone.

Not sure yours isn't just a phase or could be solved with a gfo or poly pad to see if it's a silicates issue or just an algae.

 

[Jisko]

I would stop entirely. Your po4 is in the correct range and the no3 would likely be solved by increased water changes.

Is you don't have enough light currently to promote photosynthesis your also limiting the animals ability to uptake those nutints as well.


Lol. I still have your thread opened on my phone.

Not sure yours isn't just a phase or could be solved with a gfo or poly pad to see if it's a silicates issue or just an algae.

haha I setup a carbon reactor about 5 days ago and added PhosGuard but have had zero luck with either of them... might try something like a poly pad or gfo in the weeks to come. Might just try the poly pad first then if that doesn't work use GFO as a last resort type of thing

The problem has gotten a lot worse and spreads rapidly :\

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

haha I setup a carbon reactor about 5 days ago and added PhosGuard but have had zero luck with either of them... might try something like a poly pad or gfo in the weeks to come. Might just try the poly pad first then if that doesn't work use GFO as a last resort type of thing

The problem has gotten a lot worse and spreads rapidly :\

It's going to take time.

 

[Jisko]

It's going to take time.

yeah at this point I'm like eehh only thing I can do is keep trying and remove it manually while cleaning

 

[leepink23]

I would stop entirely. Your po4 is in the correct range and the no3 would likely be solved by increased water changes.

Is you don't have enough light currently to promote photosynthesis your also limiting the animals ability to uptake those nutints as well.


Lol. I still have your thread opened on my phone.

Not sure yours isn't just a phase or could be solved with a gfo or poly pad to see if it's a silicates issue or just an algae.

I will increase the water changes, stop the carbon and increase the radions. Thanks for the advice. I am going to increase the flow on my two back wav powerheads.

 

[leepink23]

 

[leepink23]

I am getting more of this hair algae growing since ramping the lights up. The cyanobacteria is slightly better. I have changed 50 gallons of water for my 150 this past week and scrubbing everyday with a tooth brush. Phosphates still reading .04 but I ordered the hannah phosphates ultra low range checker to verify. Any suggestions?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I am getting more of this hair algae growing since ramping the lights up. The cyanobacteria is slightly better. I have changed 50 gallons of water for my 150 this past week and scrubbing everyday with a tooth brush. Phosphates still reading .04 but I ordered the hannah phosphates ultra low range checker to verify. Any suggestions?

Scrub.
Keep up the water changes but you can probaly do less each week. Might be a good time to get more snails or CUC for the hair algae.

It's not a bad po4 range.

 

[leepink23]

Scrub.
Keep up the water changes but you can probaly do less each week. Might be a good time to get more snails or CUC for the hair algae.

It's not a bad po4 range.

I may go look at getting some cuc, I had hoped my yellow tang would eat it but so far not much. I increased my skimmer to a wet skim and increased my flow over my algae turf scrubber. I considered buying some zoas but figured I may want to wait until this is under control.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I may go look at getting some cuc, I had hoped my yellow tang would eat it but so far not much. I increased my skimmer to a wet skim and increased my flow over my algae turf scrubber. I considered buying some zoas but figured I may want to wait until this is under control.

Those are both good plans.

Personally, I go pick up some zoas too.
They like dirty water.
That's my justification any way

 

[leepink23]

Those are both good plans.

Personally, I go pick up some zoas too.
They like dirty water.
That's my justification any way

I will tell my wife an expert recommended the zoas so I need to get them ASAP, lol. Thanks!

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I will tell my wife an expert recommended the zoas so I need to get them ASAP, lol. Thanks!

Lol. Perfect!

 

[leepink23]

Phosphate on hannah ultra low range is .08. I ordered phosphate rx because even though I have a gfo reactor that I could use I don't have the space. Any experience using this or should I not worry about the .08. I have read it needs to be .03 or less?