ReeferMadness80G’s Shallow SPS Reef

tsav87 · Sep 18, 2017

And in motion

tsav87 · Sep 18, 2017

If it truly is dinos, you will want to keep detectable levels of n and p at all times like I mentioned earlier.

Also, have you added pods to your tank? They actually hunt dinoflagellates. Small mouths. Dosing phyto will also boost their numbers.

Google "Algae Barn LLC"

Antics · Sep 18, 2017

I advise you turn off your return pump and powerheads and then scrub as much of it with a clean toothbrush as possible. Once complete syphon out as much of it as you can and be thorough. Complete the water change by returning new water to the tank. It's annoying, but in my experience manual removal works much better than time and other chemical solutions. It doesn't sound like its a feeding problem.

tsav87 · Sep 18, 2017

My tank September 10th before my black out. At this point I had already added Pods and started to bring up my PO4, it was undetectable. My NO3 was already 8ppm.

And here it is after the blackout. It's been a few days since the lights are back on and NO signs of it anywhere.

KJoFan · Sep 18, 2017

Is it green or is it brown/rust colored? Did we ever even establish that?

ReeferMadness80G · Sep 18, 2017

tsav87 said:
If it truly is dinos, you will want to keep detectable levels of n and p at all times like I mentioned earlier.

Also, have you added pods to your tank? They actually hunt dinoflagellates. Small mouths. Dosing phyto will also boost their numbers.

Google "Algae Barn LLC"

No I haven't added pods. I guess I should look Into that.

ReeferMadness80G · Sep 18, 2017

Antics said:
I advise you turn off your return pump and powerheads and then scrub as much of it with a clean toothbrush as possible. Once complete syphon out as much of it as you can and be thorough. Complete the water change by returning new water to the tank. It's annoying, but in my experience manual removal works much better than time and other chemical solutions. It doesn't sound like its a feeding problem.

I actually scrubbed the heck out of it and let the filter sock catch it. And I'll probably do lights out for the next two days also.

ReeferMadness80G · Sep 18, 2017

KJoFan said:
Is it green or is it brown/rust colored? Did we ever even establish that?

It's rust colored bud. Stringy bubble filled rust algae

tsav87 · Sep 18, 2017

ReeferMadness80G said:
I actually scrubbed the heck out of it and let the filter sock catch it. And I'll probably do lights out for the next two days also.

Replace those socks daily during your lights out.

Katrina71 · Sep 18, 2017

Just curious how long you've been seeing this in your tank.

ReeferMadness80G · Sep 18, 2017

Off and on for the last few months, however this last month it has grown thicker and covered way more.

Katrina71 · Sep 18, 2017

I had something that looked identical for a couple of weeks and manually removed it and waited it out. It went away just fine. Hey, I'm new so...

Katrina71 · Sep 18, 2017

I did have pods and added a small amount of biospira(tiny amount) at water change time.

ReeferMadness80G · Sep 18, 2017

Katrina71 said:
I had something that looked identical for a couple of weeks and manually removed it and waited it out. It went away just fine. Hey, I'm new so...

Yeah, I'm def new to cycling a bigger tank. And dealing with algae in them. With the nano everything was shorter and a little easier to manually remove. A lot more real estate in this tank.

Katrina71 · Sep 18, 2017

I totally get it. The ugly is just easier to see!

ReeferMadness80G · Sep 18, 2017

Katrina71 said:
I totally get it. The ugly is just easier to see!

It's sooo ugly too! It's killing my vibe

Katrina71 · Sep 18, 2017

Nah. It's still amazing!

KJoFan · Sep 18, 2017

ReeferMadness80G said:
It's rust colored bud. Stringy bubble filled rust algae

I had the same thing in my tank which I think is on a similar timeline to yours, maybe slightly "older". I mostly let it run it's course. I basted it off the rocks a few times when I got super annoyed with it. Honestly, I did nothing else. No socks, no manual removal, etc. It lasted 4-6 weeks.

Rocks were shelf and tonga branch mostly, not cured or anything like that. I didn't test nutrient levels really, I just chalked it up to a new tank and chugged along.

It's all but gone now, so..patience.

Now, I'm waiting for the next ugly thing to happen. lol

SPS were all fine, kept color, encrusting, etc, so I figured no need to panic.

ReeferMadness80G · Sep 18, 2017

KJoFan said:
I had the same thing in my tank which I think is on a similar timeline to yours, maybe slightly "older". I mostly let it run it's course. I basted it off the rocks a few times when I got super annoyed with it. Honestly, I did nothing else. No socks, no manual removal, etc. It lasted 4-6 weeks.

Rocks were shelf and tonga branch mostly, not cured or anything like that. I didn't test nutrient levels really, I just chalked it up to a new tank and chugged along.

It's all but gone now, so..patience. Now, I'm waiting for the next ugly thing to happen. lol

SPS were all fine, kept color, encrusting, etc, so I figured no need to panic.

That's what I'm hoping for. I thought I'd been patient but I guess I need to wait longer.