Algae Bloom

Cibo · 10-22-2006, 10:03 AM

What the best thing to do for a algae bloom setting up a new tank and my glass is covered with green about every 12 hrs, all i have in the tank is some frags on egg crate some snails at this rate i would need 1000 snails to controle the algae do i just ride it out and it will correct it self or do i nee to do somthing fast... or just enjoy the green glass!

reefman · 10-22-2006, 10:27 AM

heres just a few for starters:
decrease lighting period
get more snails
increase ur skimming
hook up a phosban reactor
change water more often
make sure u use ro/di water check with tds at 0-1 ppm
increase water flow n avoid dead spots
slow drip kalk
add macro algea in refug with lighting

DonCisco · 10-22-2006, 12:18 PM

hmmmm, how about hiring a mexican to do the algae mowing?...

I mean like the Mexican turbo snail of course

Spracklcat · 10-23-2006, 10:48 AM

Do all the above (except the Mexican) and ride it out Don--this is normal for new tanks. It will get better!

Christine

meschaefer · 10-23-2006, 10:54 AM

How long has the tank been set up.. sounds like your tank is going through an Algae cycle.

fishguttz · 10-23-2006, 11:58 AM

Perfectlly normal, don't add any chemicals. You could add macroalgae to the sump to compete with microalgae.

I hope you didn't use tap water! That could be the cause of the algae's excessive growth .

Cibo · 10-25-2006, 11:22 PM

It is a new set up! and 100% Ro..... how long should the Algae cycle last!

10-22-2006, 10:03 AM	#1
Cibo Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Staten Island Posts: 575 Reefer Ratings: (3) Friends: (3)	Algae Bloom What the best thing to do for a algae bloom setting up a new tank and my glass is covered with green about every 12 hrs, all i have in the tank is some frags on egg crate some snails at this rate i would need 1000 snails to controle the algae do i just ride it out and it will correct it self or do i nee to do somthing fast... or just enjoy the green glass!

10-22-2006, 10:27 AM	#2
reefman Chairman of the board Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: queens Posts: 3,349 Reefer Ratings: (28) Friends: (0)	heres just a few for starters: decrease lighting period get more snails increase ur skimming hook up a phosban reactor change water more often make sure u use ro/di water check with tds at 0-1 ppm increase water flow n avoid dead spots slow drip kalk add macro algea in refug with lighting __________________ GlobalLionDancer-Premier Internet provider of Chinese Southern Lion Dance Equipment!

10-22-2006, 12:18 PM	#3
DonCisco nano freak Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Staten Island Posts: 344 Reefer Ratings: (5) Friends: (0)	hmmmm, how about hiring a mexican to do the algae mowing?... I mean like the Mexican turbo snail of course __________________ So long, and Tanks for all the fish

10-23-2006, 10:54 AM	#5
meschaefer One to Ignore Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Astoria Posts: 2,527 Reefer Ratings: (17) Friends: (3)	How long has the tank been set up.. sounds like your tank is going through an Algae cycle. __________________ Matt When you pay too much, you lose a little money, that's all When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing it was bought to do. John Ruskin (1819-1900)

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10-23-2006, 10:48 AM	#4
Spracklcat Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 101 Reefer Ratings: (1) Friends: (0)	Do all the above (except the Mexican) and ride it out Don--this is normal for new tanks. It will get better! Christine

10-23-2006, 11:58 AM	#6
fishguttz Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 147 Reefer Ratings: (0) Friends: (0)	Perfectlly normal, don't add any chemicals. You could add macroalgae to the sump to compete with microalgae. I hope you didn't use tap water! That could be the cause of the algae's excessive growth .

10-25-2006, 11:22 PM	#7
Cibo Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Staten Island Posts: 575 Reefer Ratings: (3) Friends: (3)	It is a new set up! and 100% Ro..... how long should the Algae cycle last!