So...when does the algae start?

[nudave]

I followed Dr Tim's cycle. Ammonia was sky high, wasn't coming down, so I said screw it added a huge bottle of FritzZyme. Worked like a charm!

Right now I'm sitting at 0 Phosphates, 0 NH3, 5-10 NO3. Have 2 clownies (Pip and Toby, wife named them) and doing great! Lights right now are T5's (2x Blue Plus, 2x Coral Plus) from 10AM - 4 PM. I have 2 AI HD 16's, but only use them for the moonlight right now. I don't see any algae? Am I running too clean? The clowns are 2 weeks in, my cycle has been done for 1.5 months. Lights were turned on when clowns were added. I'm expecting to make a CC crew order......but there's nothing for them to clean? Skimmer runs from 8 AM - 8 PM. Am I running too clean? I bought some gulf rock 2+ months ago, and cycled it in a garbage can. Added it to the tank 3 days ago to see if that "helps" with the original dry rock. Any other suggestions? Am I worrying about nothing? I expected to see some type of algae bloom by now.

 

[Jekyl]

Careful what you wish for. Uglies can last up to a year in. Some people battle algae in tanks older than that. 3 or 4 months is when mine really started growing

 

[nudave]

Careful what you wish for. Uglies can last up to a year in. Some people battle algae in tanks older than that. 3 or 4 months is when mine really started growing

Thanks! I'm not wishing for it, just want to be prepared for the if and when with the appropriate cleanup crew.

 

[Jekyl]

Thanks! I'm not wishing for it, just want to be prepared for the if and when.

Get some coraline introduced to your system. Get a live rock or snail with some on it. Then scratch some of it off into a powerhead to spread it around.