Help identifying and treating algae

[MKDean]

Hi, this algae has been growing for about two months now. We have been using Red Sea Algae Management and the two coral supplements that go along with it with no luck. We do daily small water changes. Please help! Coral have started to die recently and Im not sure what to do. Thanks for your help.

Ammonia - 0
Phosphate - .19
Nitrate - 0
Alkalinity - 10
Calcium - 440
Magnesium - 1400
Temp - 78

 

[Ctg0209]

Looks like your phosphate is high. Should be around .02-.03. As far as the algae it looks like dinoflagellates

 

[MKDean]

Looks like your phosphate is high. Should be around .02-.03. As far as the algae it looks like dinoflagellates

the phosphate measurement is a few weeks old so it may have changed. But any suggestions on treating dinoflagellates? Thanks so much for the reply!

 

[Ctg0209]

the phosphate measurement is a few weeks old so it may have changed. But any suggestions on treating dinoflagellates? Thanks so much for the reply!

I would try lowering your phosphates to start and manual removal. Just out of curiosity what are you using to test phosphate

 

[MKDean]

We use the hanna checker

 

[Ctg0209]

Ok that’s good. I would just start on getting phosphates down.

 

[MKDean]

Ok that’s good. I would just start on getting phosphates down.

Thank you! I will work on that