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NYreefNoob · 05-20-2007, 05:10 PM

ok after having fought and beat algea i took a look at a few thing's that might have caused it. one was my tank is close to a window. so it was getting light from sunrise till my lights went off 11pm. blocked window out and cured that problem. i had been using a tap water filter and not changing filters enough. bought a 6 stage ro\di unit. also not that i thought i feed that much i guess i was so i cut back to 3 feedings a week. and i didnt have water flow in the area's that needed it so i adjust my flow. i also was running my phos reactor at a little to high of a flow. so nothing was really being caught { also run my carbon in same unit. so i turned flow down to just barely anything. these are just some basic thing's that i had done to help resolve my problem. already was doing regular water change's. i could have cured problem with chemicals but that doesnt fix problem it temporarly resolve's them. instead i had the patients to do it right and it paid off after almost 2 months. just my 2 cents

crox99 · 05-20-2007, 05:32 PM

NYreefNoob

I am glad that you got rid of your algae problem.

PalmTree · 05-21-2007, 01:16 AM

Good job! I too hate using chemicals to solve problems like that. Looks like you have a good handle on the situation now.

taat2d · 05-21-2007, 10:25 AM

Nice work!!!! I'm starting to have a bit of a red hair algae on my sand. Not sure if this is anothe algae bloom. I hope it is. Gotta get the test kits out and sit down and figure this out.

daisy · 05-21-2007, 01:49 PM

Sounds like you did everything right!!!! GREAT JOB!

I love it when instead of throwing meds at our tank, we figure out the cause of the "problem" and fix the root issue.

AWESOME! KUDOS!!!

05-20-2007, 05:10 PM	#1
NYreefNoob Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: peekskill,ny Posts: 4,831 Reefer Ratings: (45) Friends: (24)	tank ok after having fought and beat algea i took a look at a few thing's that might have caused it. one was my tank is close to a window. so it was getting light from sunrise till my lights went off 11pm. blocked window out and cured that problem. i had been using a tap water filter and not changing filters enough. bought a 6 stage ro\di unit. also not that i thought i feed that much i guess i was so i cut back to 3 feedings a week. and i didnt have water flow in the area's that needed it so i adjust my flow. i also was running my phos reactor at a little to high of a flow. so nothing was really being caught { also run my carbon in same unit. so i turned flow down to just barely anything. these are just some basic thing's that i had done to help resolve my problem. already was doing regular water change's. i could have cured problem with chemicals but that doesnt fix problem it temporarly resolve's them. instead i had the patients to do it right and it paid off after almost 2 months. just my 2 cents __________________ my dad alway's told me the only stupid question's are the one's not asked

05-20-2007, 05:32 PM	#2
crox99 Audi Sport Join Date: May 2005 Location: Brooklyn, Marine Park Posts: 5,319 Reefer Ratings: (49) Friends: (8)	NYreefNoob I am glad that you got rid of your algae problem. __________________ Veni, Vidi, Vinci

05-21-2007, 01:16 AM	#3
PalmTree Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 1,398 Reefer Ratings: (15) Friends: (9)	Good job! I too hate using chemicals to solve problems like that. Looks like you have a good handle on the situation now. __________________ Allan

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05-21-2007, 10:25 AM	#4
taat2d LET'S GO RANGERS!!!!!!!! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Staten Island NY Posts: 488 Reefer Ratings: (12) Friends: (0)	Nice work!!!! I'm starting to have a bit of a red hair algae on my sand. Not sure if this is anothe algae bloom. I hope it is. Gotta get the test kits out and sit down and figure this out.

05-21-2007, 01:49 PM	#5
daisy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Yonkers Posts: 776 Reefer Ratings: (5) Friends: (9)	Sounds like you did everything right!!!! GREAT JOB! I love it when instead of throwing meds at our tank, we figure out the cause of the "problem" and fix the root issue. AWESOME! KUDOS!!!