Im done

[Theresa Groomes]

I've had my 250 gal tank for a year now and have battled algea for about 7 months of that year. I've tried everything from weekly water changes to every day filter sock changes. I've purchased a uv steralizer and can't find the desire to use it. I have kessil 360 tuna blue lighting set at 40 percent intensity in a 3 ft deep tank. My nitrate level is between 0 and 5 And other levels are normal. Does anyone know if changing the light setting would help before I give up and just take the tank down?

 

[James M]

What are all your parameters ?
what type of algae is it ?
what’s your clean up crew ?

 

[Montiman]

A picture would help as well. There are differing degrees of algae invasion.

 

[Calpoly2103]

It's difficult to tell what your problems could be....could you give more information? What's your clean up crew like? What are your Phosphates at? What filtration do you have running. Your light isn't too strong, I run mine at 95% for 8 hours a day in a 40 gallon. Pictures?

 

[jda]

Changing the light settings will not help. Sorry.

It is more likely from dry/dead rock. Any light can grow algae nearly regardless of spectrum.

 

[Theresa Groomes]

A picture would help as well. There are differing degrees of algae invasion.

I just cleaned it but will post pics in a day or 2. It usually takes about 4 days for algea to start showing itself. I didn't write down the numbers but will also post them by tomorrow.

 

[sfin52]

I just cleaned it but will post pics in a day or 2. It usually takes about 4 days for algea to start showing itself. I didn't write down the numbers but will also post them by tomorrow.

That will really help

 

[JimFuller]

I just cleaned it but will post pics in a day or 2. It usually takes about 4 days for algea to start showing itself. I didn't write down the numbers but will also post them by tomorrow.

Ok, let's start with a change of assumption.

On most tanks I have owned, I have to clean the glass from algae growth about twice a week. It may be a bit unrealistic to be thinking there will be no algae growth on the glass.

It most good tanks there will be some type of algae growth. The types that are harder to deal with are Green Hair Algae and Bubble Algae.

If glass algae is your issue, then congratulations on having a great tank. Enjoy the maintenance of glass cleaning.

Jim

 

[Theresa Groomes]

I've had my 250 gal tank for a year now and have battled algea for about 7 months of that year. I've tried everything from weekly water changes to every day filter sock changes. I've purchased a uv steralizer and can't find the desire to use it. I have kessil 360 tuna blue lighting set at 40 percent intensity in a 3 ft deep tank. My nitrate level is between 0 and 5 And other levels are normal. Does anyone know if changing the light setting would help before I give up and just take the tank down?

Ok...oh-8.4. Calcium 360, phosphate 0.25. Oh. 143.2. Nitrates 0 salinity 1.026.

 

[Theresa Groomes]

Images

 

[Theresa Groomes]

Ok...oh-8.4. Calcium 360, phosphate 0.25. Oh. 143.2. Nitrates 0 salinity 1.026.

Poor quality pic. Not much I can do About that. Ours green hair algea causing water to smell.

 

[motortrendz]

So your just talking about on the glass? Not on the rocks and sand bed?

If it's just the glass, welcome to the club of having a good tank. That's normal. I clean my glass every 2 days.

I also know when people dose h2o2 I to their tank at 1ml per 10gallons it helps to reduce this as well as increase o2 levels within the aquarium.

 

[motortrendz]

Poor quality pic. Not much I can do About that. Ours green hair algea causing water to smell.

I didn't see any hair algae in the picture. Maybe bc of the focus. If you turn off the blue light and take a pic with your flash itll help expose what your referring to.

And algae wont make the water smell.... what does it smell like? Sulfur? What do you have in the tank for water flow?
A FTS would also help..

Also in your parameters... what's the 143.2?
What's your alkalinity? Magnesium levels?
What salt do you use?

 

[King Turkey]

Phosphates could be lower. Some chato would help slow in tank algae. If the algae comes back rely fast and you are testing nitrate and phosphate the readings could be off because of the algae consuming faster you can test for real amount. How often do you do water changes and percent of water changed. I feel like increased water changes might help. Frequency of changing water or increasing the volum of water you change might help.

 

[Theresa Groomes]

I didn't see any hair algae in the picture. Maybe bc of the focus. If you turn off the blue light and take a pic with your flash itll help expose what your referring to.

And algae wont make the water smell.... what does it smell like? Sulfur? What do you have in the tank for water flow?
A FTS would also help..

Also in your parameters... what's the 143.2?
What's your alkalinity? Magnesium levels?
What salt do you use?

143.2 is calcium. I use reef crystals. My kit doesn't test for mag. I have a big Janie power head. I have a sump system with dual socks and a bubble Magnus protein skimmer.

 

[Theresa Groomes]

Here is a better pic. Is not a sulfar smell. It's more like a chemical smell but there are no chemicals added.

 

[Snookin]

Here is a better pic. Is not a sulfar smell. It's more like a chemical smell but there are no chemicals added.

I don’t see anything lol

 

[Theresa Groomes]

So your just talking about on the glass? Not on the rocks and sand bed?

If it's just the glass, welcome to the club of having a good tank. That's normal. I clean my glass every 2 days.

I also know when people dose h2o2 I to their tank at 1ml per 10gallons it helps to reduce this as well as increase o2 levels within the aquarium.

On rocks and glass

 

[Snookin]

On rocks and glass

Unless I’m going completely insane there are no rocks in that pic

 

[James M]

I’m order to help you we need a clear picture of the algae on the rocks.
What clean yo crew do you have