Hi there, I have spent the last 2 months trying to cure my red/ brown algae problem on my 8 month reef tank.
I have a 260 ltr dt and a 70 ltr sump with skimmer, uv light and phosphate reactor.
2 clowns
1 electric blue damsel
1 red fire fish goby
1 cleaner shrimp
Small cuc hermits, trochus and nassarus
1 torch coral
Ammonia. 0
Nitrites. 0
Nitrates. 0
Calcium. 380
Magnesium. 1300
Phosphates. 0
Alkalinity. 9dkh
Power heads 2 5000 lph on wave and 1 twin power head 12000 lph
At present I am using a toothbrush on the live rock and siphoning the sand every 3 days to keep it under control .
Salinity. 1025
Ph. 8.2
Algae seems to appear more at night and if left will grow up the rocks, I have already tried ultra life red slime stain remover, but at the end of the treatment 90 percent of the algae was still there ro/di water used tds 5 coming out of machine.
I changed salt about 3 months ago to Red Sea coral pro
I think my problems are related to the water looking at how the algae grows in the dt. Silicates have been mentioned as a cause but I don't yet have a test kit. Could these be the cause, if so how did they get in there and how do I get rid of them. Any thoughts,and thanks in advance.
I have a 260 ltr dt and a 70 ltr sump with skimmer, uv light and phosphate reactor.
2 clowns
1 electric blue damsel
1 red fire fish goby
1 cleaner shrimp
Small cuc hermits, trochus and nassarus
1 torch coral
Ammonia. 0
Nitrites. 0
Nitrates. 0
Calcium. 380
Magnesium. 1300
Phosphates. 0
Alkalinity. 9dkh
Power heads 2 5000 lph on wave and 1 twin power head 12000 lph
At present I am using a toothbrush on the live rock and siphoning the sand every 3 days to keep it under control .
Salinity. 1025
Ph. 8.2
Algae seems to appear more at night and if left will grow up the rocks, I have already tried ultra life red slime stain remover, but at the end of the treatment 90 percent of the algae was still there ro/di water used tds 5 coming out of machine.
I changed salt about 3 months ago to Red Sea coral pro
I think my problems are related to the water looking at how the algae grows in the dt. Silicates have been mentioned as a cause but I don't yet have a test kit. Could these be the cause, if so how did they get in there and how do I get rid of them. Any thoughts,and thanks in advance.
