ALGAE BLOOM

[chzheadguy]

hello
i have a 29 gallon tank with live rock and 4 seahorses. the tank is now being taken over by a large algae bloom. i am have done 2- 1/3 water changes. i am not sure if this is because my water purifier is a year old or what. can anyone give me some suggestions? i think i need to change my ro filters. can someone e mail me please. thanks in advance.

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[llowwelll]

chzheadguy, I had the same thing about three weeks ago. I added a rather large lawnmower blenny, a hippo tang, and about 18 blue-legged hermits to my 35-gal tank (I already had six blues, 3 scarlets, six ceriths, and about 12 turbos/margaritas). Now the algae is pretty much gone and I'm worried the blenny may starve.

 

[jmeader]

The only way to know for sure if you need to change your RO filter is to test the output.

 

[Anonymous]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by llowwelll:
<STRONG>Now the algae is pretty much gone and I'm worried the blenny may starve.</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Lawnmower Bleenies have always had a reputation for not eating prepared foods. They are however easily fooled.
Many people have talked about how their bleenies become emaciated and on deaths doorstep before they start eating.

To avoid this whole mess take some Nori and while it is dry crush it into almost a powder. get a cup and add supplements if you want and then soak with some tank water. pour it into the tank over the rocks. Most will settle into the rocks and your blennie will eat it off the rocks.

My bleenie always has a fat belly and now has started taking flake and nori off the sand and once in a while out of the water column. I no longer need to put some on the rocks.

HTH