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So I figured out exactly why my tank has algae.... well its two reasons.
Reason 1: I cleaned and replaced my carbon, when I rinsed it I used tap water. I must have carried some tap water over into the tank.
Reason 2: I somehow ended up with 2 scarlet crabs and 3 snails.... Need more.
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I came to these conclusions because I haven't changed my feed habits and there is never any left over food when i'm done feeding. Also I test for PO4 about once every other week. its been constant. I also do water changes weekly. So phosphates definitely helped the Algae grow but it wasn't the issue. I also test the tank completely once every 21 ish days, every third Sunday (alk every week). Now onto the Invert part I bought crappy snails who would fall off and die.. and I never "reupped" on crabs so I had very few in there. Hopefully this will all be fixed soon.
I will have params up later after grad class!
Any input #reefsquad
Reason 1: I cleaned and replaced my carbon, when I rinsed it I used tap water. I must have carried some tap water over into the tank.
Reason 2: I somehow ended up with 2 scarlet crabs and 3 snails.... Need more.
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I came to these conclusions because I haven't changed my feed habits and there is never any left over food when i'm done feeding. Also I test for PO4 about once every other week. its been constant. I also do water changes weekly. So phosphates definitely helped the Algae grow but it wasn't the issue. I also test the tank completely once every 21 ish days, every third Sunday (alk every week). Now onto the Invert part I bought crappy snails who would fall off and die.. and I never "reupped" on crabs so I had very few in there. Hopefully this will all be fixed soon.
I will have params up later after grad class!
Any input #reefsquad
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Well I lost two fish and they were both my fault.... my tang died b/c of the algae outbreak I didn't feed enough. Then once he passed my royal turned into a royal ***** and tried picking on my paired clowns. They weren't having it so he hid for 3 days and his body was found just now.... Pourin some out for my dead homies
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Just skimmed your nice thread. Sorry for your two loss. Basslet I heard can be semi-aggressive. Maybe you could place it in the "social acclimation box"
I have similar equipment: light, powerhead, ATO, heater (@50watts). Curious as to how high your light is above the water surface? Duration of the light cycle?
Besides snail, have you considered a lawnmover blenny beside a tang? The blenny will help with alage to an extent but I do have to augment his feeding with algae to ensure he gets enough food.
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@reef-rc the manual says about 14" I have it at the highest setting for height. Also I will put the duration up and at what intensities. But every once in a while i add intensity or take away duration. Just look at the corals they will tell ya what to do.
I have a lawnmower blenny that is doing what he's supposed to but he's just a lil baby... No responsibilities yet but once he gets older he is totally in charge of cutting the grass. Ha but I think a tang will be fine in there since I will be upgrading within a year or two. Hopefully!
I have a lawnmower blenny that is doing what he's supposed to but he's just a lil baby... No responsibilities yet but once he gets older he is totally in charge of cutting the grass. Ha but I think a tang will be fine in there since I will be upgrading within a year or two. Hopefully!
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Well heres your update... i had an issue with my alk spiking... i brought it down slowly to a stable area. Now my heater just crapped out on me. I just bought it too like 2 months ago. Anyhow my tank just went from a constant 77 degrees to about 70 degrees tonight.
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Well I fried my sps this weekend 
. I added a reactor with phosban in it. I put too much in and well i starved them and they are almost completely white idk if I can save them but ill try.
. I added a reactor with phosban in it. I put too much in and well i starved them and they are almost completely white idk if I can save them but ill try.
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Well its been a while and a ton has changed.
1) Algae is under control
2) Parameters got out of wack for a little there but they are back to their means
3) All my corals are finally opening up(hopefully i didnt just jinx all of them)
Unfortunately, as everyone knows in this hobby, when things go bad, they go bad fast. I bought a coral beauty and never QT'd it. It had velvet and introduced it into my DT. It lasted about 2 weeks and then died. Yesterday I came home and all of my fish had died.... rough day in my neighborhood;Blackeye. However, im starting fresh and im going to make a qt tank once i move into my house next week. Right now the tank fallow so that should take care of all the algae and what not.
1) Algae is under control
2) Parameters got out of wack for a little there but they are back to their means
3) All my corals are finally opening up
(hopefully i didnt just jinx all of them)Unfortunately, as everyone knows in this hobby, when things go bad, they go bad fast. I bought a coral beauty and never QT'd it. It had velvet and introduced it into my DT. It lasted about 2 weeks and then died. Yesterday I came home and all of my fish had died.... rough day in my neighborhood
;Blackeye. However, im starting fresh and im going to make a qt tank once i move into my house next week. Right now the tank fallow so that should take care of all the algae and what not.
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Velvet seems to really be going around bad lately. Sorry about all your fish.
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Well it has been a while but its time for an update. I had recently moved so that was nutz. I was so worried that I was going to lose some "stuff" but everything went great. Unfortunately 2 weeks prior to moving i had velvet run through my tank and kill all my fish. My tank has been fishless for over a month now. My tank has flipped around and did a complete 180 with my algae issue. I lowered my phosphates with gfo, lowered my Alk to about 8.5dkh, and i know its basic, but i started using the filter socks. So low and behold here ya go! Enjoy!
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I am happy to see that things have settled in nicely for you.Hopefully you have found a sweet spot with your reactor.Be sure to keep them socks clean.The new additions look lovely,I love the zoas.Best of luck moving forward!
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My best purchase was a third sock so I can rotate them more frequently!! Thank you for the kind words!!
