Hello fellow reefers,
New to the forum and need some help with identifying some algae and how to get rid of it. I have read lots of great info and watched several videos but just cant seem to get this stuff to go away. My DT is a 125g with a 75g sump. I run biopellets through a reef octopus biochurn 120r ( 1.5 cups of pellets), and have a Eshoppes 200 cone skimmer. I run 3 AI hydra 26HD 8" above the water at 60% for 8hrs a day, settings are: UV60, V60, RY60, B60, G6, DR6 and CW30. I also change 1.5g of water a day through my apex DOS. I run rowaphos GFO and have even tried phospate RX. I have tested my RO and my new salt water and RO test 0 Po4 and new salt water tests around .01 P04
Reef parameters are:
No3-0
P04-.03 (measured using a Hanna phosphorus ULR)
DKH-8.3
Calc-425ppm
Mag-1600 ( little high but everything is happy)
To be honest I'm not sure what algae I'm dealing with, I've been told everything from hair algae, diotoms to turf algae. I don't get the typical algae film on the tank glass at all in fact I only clean the glass once a week and its just a little white cloudy looking. I have scrubbed rock to no end and no fish or snail will touch this stuff. If it helps It does seem to have a somewhat nasty smell to it. Sorry guys and gals I know this topic has been beat to death over and over but I really could use some direction.
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New to the forum and need some help with identifying some algae and how to get rid of it. I have read lots of great info and watched several videos but just cant seem to get this stuff to go away. My DT is a 125g with a 75g sump. I run biopellets through a reef octopus biochurn 120r ( 1.5 cups of pellets), and have a Eshoppes 200 cone skimmer. I run 3 AI hydra 26HD 8" above the water at 60% for 8hrs a day, settings are: UV60, V60, RY60, B60, G6, DR6 and CW30. I also change 1.5g of water a day through my apex DOS. I run rowaphos GFO and have even tried phospate RX. I have tested my RO and my new salt water and RO test 0 Po4 and new salt water tests around .01 P04
Reef parameters are:
No3-0
P04-.03 (measured using a Hanna phosphorus ULR)
DKH-8.3
Calc-425ppm
Mag-1600 ( little high but everything is happy)
To be honest I'm not sure what algae I'm dealing with, I've been told everything from hair algae, diotoms to turf algae. I don't get the typical algae film on the tank glass at all in fact I only clean the glass once a week and its just a little white cloudy looking. I have scrubbed rock to no end and no fish or snail will touch this stuff. If it helps It does seem to have a somewhat nasty smell to it. Sorry guys and gals I know this topic has been beat to death over and over but I really could use some direction.
