Request help with Algae (32 Galloon Biocube)...

[NeilRogers]

Things seemed to be going well. Water tested good. Livestock doing well. Feeding frozen food (about half a chunk dissolved in salt water) every other day. I thought everything checked out...then boom, algae. Did a 20% water change a over the weekend w/out improvement. Have about 9 snails (turbo, etc.)

Appreciate any advice.

 

[randomfishdude]

Parameters and age of tank?

 

[NeilRogers]

Parameters and age of tank?

About 7 weeks old.

Salinity 1.023
Temp 80
Ammonia .33 ppm
Nitrite 66 ppb
Nitrate 7.9 ppm
ph 7.8

 

[randomfishdude]

About 7 weeks old.

Salinity 1.023
Temp 80
Ammonia .33 ppm
Nitrite 66 ppb
Nitrate 7.9 ppm
ph 7.8

Do you have phos?
Also what test kit? I don't think that ammonia is accurate.

I belive its just diatoms part of the ugly stage.

 

[NeilRogers]

Do you have phos?
Also what test kit? I don't think that ammonia is accurate.

I belive its just diatoms part of the ugly stage.

I went all in on the Hanna test kit. The Ammonia test does seem to be all over the place.

 

[NeilRogers]

How can I get rid of diatoms? Or does it just take its course?

 

[randomfishdude]

It will take its course. You can siphon it from the sand. Also you can introduce more flow to the sandbed.

 

[ryanjohn1]

The unavoidable uglys

 

[rennjidk]

Add copepods. If they are diatoms, they'll be gone within a day or two.

 

[randomfishdude]

Add copepods. If they are diatoms, they'll be gone within a day or two.

Yea I did do that and it helped. When I had the uglie.

Just remember to get live phyto.

 

[Roadkillstewie]

As someone said, pods will help... id also suggest a cheap acclimation box and getting some sort of caulerpa macro algae in the acclimation box. Macro will help...offset(?) impact of the likely, subsequent hair algae.

 

[NeedAReef]

if you siphon it, airline tubing works as it is narrow and you won't suck up a ton of sand.