Riddle me this doozie...

[Nigel35]

I appear to have green hair algae covering some areas of my tank, however might be byropsis.

Odd enough my nutrients are perfect: NO3: 9 PO4: .10 both tested with Hanna's. I would greatly appreciate if my YT or turbos decided to eat the algae but they haven't taken the bait. I'm running carbon as well as a GFO reactor. I have tried manual removal with partial success only to have it grow right back. I would prefer to avoid chemical means of removal: vibrant etc. What do you think is happening?

Cheers,

Nigel

 

[Gtinnel]

When you have an algea issue you can't completely trust your nitrate and phosphate readings because the algea consumes them quickly keeping the elevated levels from being seen on a test kit. Kind of like your whole tank is a giant algea turf scrubber

 

[Nigel35]

I think your totally correct in your analysis. Just like a fuge taking away the nutrients. Any go to solutions?

 

[outhouse]

only to have it grow right back.

Thats what will happen provided you have higher levels of nitrates and phos, period. My tank so sensitive I would go years without changing water because every water change would bring on GHA for a few weeks. But then you are going to have a crash as you can only hold out so long.

You wont like it, but I now have a algae free tank and do large water changes, thanks to vibrant.

You may not like it, but it gives you that buffer, and the only way around it is a lower nutrient tank then what you currently have.