A little sympathy please :-(

LeslieS · 07-05-2006, 11:04 PM

I went away for 5 days. I came home to a tank FILLED with hair algae and diatoms. VERY ugly. I have been cycling my tank for 2 weeks and nitrites are still through the roof. Poor me!!!

inkblue · 07-05-2006, 11:08 PM

reefman · 07-05-2006, 11:08 PM

need more cleaning crew

LeslieS · 07-05-2006, 11:11 PM

Have to wait for tank to cylcle before cleaning crew can do their thing. In the meantime, very little light for the tank, skimmer skimming and lots of glass cleaning. Guess I will not have to worry about my eventual snails starving

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Tonyscoots84 · 07-05-2006, 11:22 PM

leslie ur goin through the algae cycle... it sucks but when its ova ull be

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LeslieS · 07-05-2006, 11:30 PM

Thanks for the sympathy. Sometimes a girl just needs a

!

Josh · 07-05-2006, 11:34 PM

You can put snails in while the tank cycles.

Tonyscoots84 · 07-05-2006, 11:41 PM

here ya go leslie

cali_reef · 07-06-2006, 12:34 AM

Some water changes and large turbos from fishtown should help. I find keeping the water at the cooler end also reduces the rate they grow.
Did you test for No3 and Phasphate?
It's very normal for a new tank to go thru an algae bloom.. No sympathy needed

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**jhale** · 07-06-2006, 01:37 AM

hahaha sympathy?

it's your algae cycles we all go through it just like being a teenager and it sucks just like Tony said. Just wait for the cyno to start, it's worse than acne

07-05-2006, 11:04 PM	#1
LeslieS Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Manhattan Posts: 1,946 Reefer Ratings: (9) Friends: (11)	A little sympathy please :-( I went away for 5 days. I came home to a tank FILLED with hair algae and diatoms. VERY ugly. I have been cycling my tank for 2 weeks and nitrites are still through the roof. Poor me!!!

07-05-2006, 11:08 PM	#3
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07-05-2006, 11:22 PM	#5
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07-05-2006, 11:41 PM	#8
Tonyscoots84 Soon To Be Nano KiNg ;) Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Staten Island Posts: 7,037 Reefer Ratings: (22) Friends: (0)	here ya go leslie __________________ B & A Computers Got Computer Problems? We Can Fix Them! (We Come To You For What It Would Cost For You To Bring It To The Store) Stop Getting Ripped Off and Start Saving Money On Tech Services! We Are Here For All Your Computer Needs. We have have helped hundreds of people save alot of money in Manhattan,New York,Bronx,Queens,Brooklyn,Staten Island and New Jersey. (718) 689 - 0662

07-06-2006, 12:34 AM	#9
cali_reef Fish and Coral Killer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: On the wet coast, again. Posts: 3,929 Reefer Ratings: (28) Friends: (3)	Some water changes and large turbos from fishtown should help. I find keeping the water at the cooler end also reduces the rate they grow. Did you test for No3 and Phasphate? It's very normal for a new tank to go thru an algae bloom.. No sympathy needed.

07-05-2006, 11:08 PM	#2
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07-05-2006, 11:11 PM	#4
LeslieS Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Manhattan Posts: 1,946 Reefer Ratings: (9) Friends: (11)	Have to wait for tank to cylcle before cleaning crew can do their thing. In the meantime, very little light for the tank, skimmer skimming and lots of glass cleaning. Guess I will not have to worry about my eventual snails starving .

07-05-2006, 11:30 PM	#6
LeslieS Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Manhattan Posts: 1,946 Reefer Ratings: (9) Friends: (11)	Thanks for the sympathy. Sometimes a girl just needs a !

07-05-2006, 11:34 PM	#7
Josh in the coral sea... Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Union Square, NY Posts: 5,137 Reefer Ratings: (21) Friends: (13)	You can put snails in while the tank cycles.

07-06-2006, 01:37 AM	#10
jhale paper bags are fun! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: G.V NYC Posts: 15,305 Reefer Ratings: (43) Friends: (32)	hahaha sympathy? it's your algae cycles we all go through it just like being a teenager and it sucks just like Tony said. Just wait for the cyno to start, it's worse than acne

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