I NEED SOME HELP!
It has been some time since I have posted on this forum and I am in need of some help. Roughly 6 months ago this algae has started to grow in my tank and I have not been able to beat it. I feel like I have tried everything. Water changes, cleaning, brushing, plucking, removing as much as I can by hand, hydrogen peroxide dips, everything… and it has only gotten worse. The algae comes back within days and it seems when it does it is worse than the times before.
Could someone please help me identify what type of algae this is and how to rid it? I have not added anything to my tank since I saw the first signs of it. I would like to continue to build my reef however, I feel like I ran into a wall and have run out of options.
I have uploaded a few pictures of the algae as well as some information on my tank. Any help is GREATLY appreciated. I am willing to try anything.
Tank established - September 2016
Tank size – 90 gallon with 40 gallon sump
Rock – 100 LBS live rock
Livestock – 2 Picasso clowns, 1 six line wrasse, 1 cleaner shrimp, 5-6 crabs, 5-6 astrea snails
Feeding schedule – small pinch, roughly 10-15 pellets of spectrum ther A+A small fish, fish food
Lighting – 2 Radion XR 15 running roughly 6 hours a day at 35%
Reactor – BRS dual carbon and ferric oxide reactor (media changed 12/29/2017)
Circulation – MP10 and MP40
Skimmer – Bubble Mangus curve 5
Only topped off with BRS 3 stage RO unit water
Salt - Instant ocean reef crystals
WATER PARAMETERS (last checked 5:30PM January 3rd 2018)
Temp – 76 Degrees Fahrenheit
Salinity – 1.025 (Refractometer)
PH – 8.0 (API)
Ammoina – 0 PPM (API)
Nitrite – 0 PPM (API)
Nitrate – 0 PPM (API)
Calcium – 512 (Hannah Checker)
Alkalinity – 6.384 (Hannah Checker)
Magnesium – 1560 (Red Sea Pro)
Phosphate – 0.00 (Hannah Checker)
It has been some time since I have posted on this forum and I am in need of some help. Roughly 6 months ago this algae has started to grow in my tank and I have not been able to beat it. I feel like I have tried everything. Water changes, cleaning, brushing, plucking, removing as much as I can by hand, hydrogen peroxide dips, everything… and it has only gotten worse. The algae comes back within days and it seems when it does it is worse than the times before.
Could someone please help me identify what type of algae this is and how to rid it? I have not added anything to my tank since I saw the first signs of it. I would like to continue to build my reef however, I feel like I ran into a wall and have run out of options.
I have uploaded a few pictures of the algae as well as some information on my tank. Any help is GREATLY appreciated. I am willing to try anything.
Tank established - September 2016
Tank size – 90 gallon with 40 gallon sump
Rock – 100 LBS live rock
Livestock – 2 Picasso clowns, 1 six line wrasse, 1 cleaner shrimp, 5-6 crabs, 5-6 astrea snails
Feeding schedule – small pinch, roughly 10-15 pellets of spectrum ther A+A small fish, fish food
Lighting – 2 Radion XR 15 running roughly 6 hours a day at 35%
Reactor – BRS dual carbon and ferric oxide reactor (media changed 12/29/2017)
Circulation – MP10 and MP40
Skimmer – Bubble Mangus curve 5
Only topped off with BRS 3 stage RO unit water
Salt - Instant ocean reef crystals
WATER PARAMETERS (last checked 5:30PM January 3rd 2018)
Temp – 76 Degrees Fahrenheit
Salinity – 1.025 (Refractometer)
PH – 8.0 (API)
Ammoina – 0 PPM (API)
Nitrite – 0 PPM (API)
Nitrate – 0 PPM (API)
Calcium – 512 (Hannah Checker)
Alkalinity – 6.384 (Hannah Checker)
Magnesium – 1560 (Red Sea Pro)
Phosphate – 0.00 (Hannah Checker)
