Brown Algea

[steveo32]

HOw do I get rid of this crpa on my sb ? I was thinking of getting three tiger gobies to turn over the bottom all day but is there anyting else ? Oh the tank has been up sicne dec if thats needed

 

[Deanos]

Do you have pictures of the algae? What are you parameters for ammonia, nitrites and nitrates? What livestock is in the tank? What equipment is on the tank?

 

[steveo32]

I might have pics tonight. no amonia. my nitrates were at 10ppm as far as the live stock its : purple tang, queen angel, 3 green chormis, maroon clown, and a neon damsel. the tank is a 125 I have this euroreef skimmer not srue the model but its pretty big 2 over flows one dpr the other lif reef. pc lighting , 100 gall sump iwaki 70 return I think thats it

 

[Deanos]

If the tank's only a 5 or so months old, it may be cyanobacteria or a diatom bloom. Trying searching Manhattan Reefs or the internet for pictures of either of those and see which you have.

How much live rock/sand do you have?

 

[steveo32]

here are some pics there is 200lbs and like the same in sand

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[steveo32]

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[Chiefmcfuz]

Diatom Algae bloom? Nassarius snails would help turn over the sand bed too.

 

[VJ&POOPS]

Yes snails or a sand sifting starfish......

 

[steveo32]

yeah i got a dozen nass snail i guess i should get a dozen more. I tried the star fish but it got eaten. Waht about the godies would they help ?

 

[steveo32]

OHHHH !!! I got one of thos diatomatious filter things should I use that >?

 

[Deanos]

What ate the starfish? :scratch:

 

[steveo32]

idk some sort of crab but this was in my 55 a while ago but everyting form there is in this tank. I got the starfish then a couple days later it had like a leg missing then it had half of it missing then it was all gone one day

 

[ezee]

Steve,

If you didn't see the crab eat the starfish it may have died on its own. A lot of times they cannot find the right foods, begin eating themselves and weeks later just disintegrate.

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[Deanos]

Turning over the sandbed does not address the issue of why you have the algae. Typically, this algae is one of the first to appear in a new tank. If this is the first time you're seeing this algae, it should just dissipate as the tank matures. If this is a reoccurrance of the algae, then that is cause for concern. How much and what types of food are you feeding?