May i have your input.

[bobssecrtsn]

my gosh, my tank has been running well for about 2 months now, i got the initial diatom bloom few weeks back. and things were very stable, started to add corals, and well this brown algae is covered my tank, i ordered my CuC from john at Reef Cleaners to help me control this algae, and well, i keep telling myself its just one of those Phases that new tanks go through and the more i see it the more i keep thinking its DINO,


please tell me if this is it or not =(

this is what happens when lights are off and the power heads turn off. i just took this picture as off 8 AM


its like stringy type. no bubbles on the algae at all.

thanks for the replys guys!


im also getting a few spots of Coraline growing over some rocks, +1 for me.


my param is very stable, i test every day
Ca 420
Dkh 8.1
Mg 1400
nitrates are usually .25
and phosphates are now 0 ( algae is comsuming)
i use Redsea Pro test kit for all my test.
im running GFO, Fuge, and over skimming, i also do 5g water changes every week.




note: my sand bed is actually very clean. all these aglae is just on the rocks..
Oh and i also use Ro/Di water, TDS test .01 and i use Red sea coral Pro....
And also, i tried blasting it, it does not come off the rocks, which makes me seem like its not dino, just plain old NewTankSyndrome

 

[ritter6788]

Only 2 months? I can't tell from the pics but I don't think it's dinos. Give it more time skim like crazy and don't overfeed.

 

[cdness]

it's a new tank cycle... Leave it alone and it will all get better over time. Did you start with dry or fully cured rock? This will guage how long your new tank cycles are going to take. The rock looks fairly white so I am just assuming this was dry rock for the most part...

Now one thing I will say though is adding SPS after 2 months is daring. I hope it works out for you, but usually you should be fully established and past the new tank cycles before adding SPS.

 

[SeahorseKeeper]

What are you feeding and how much? This could be adding more fuel for the algae to grow. I do agree with the above and that it is due to the tank being new.

 

[DaveMorris]

Why are you turning off your powerheads at night? More flow can help with the algea problem. I wouldn't turn off your powerheads.

 

[bobssecrtsn]

its not turning off. its going to sleep mode. i have 2x vortech mp10 and it set to to about 40% of max speed. i only feed once a day, about a pinch of pellets with garlic..