Algae!!

[SlamaJama]

uhhhgg...got an algae outbreak i thought i could control, but its outta control...wat can i get that will eat this feather like algae? its getting all over everything been trying to clean off the rocks but its winning.
thxs

 

[nycmat]

clean up crew. also cut down on the lighting and check your phosphates

 

[Deanos]

What color is the "feather like algae"? Is it in areas of higher flow or on the sand? How long have you had this problem relative to the tank's age?

 

[DEEPWATER]

are you using RO/DI water ,,did you check your TDS ,,change filters,,
any Phosphate medias reactors ,,,
also try rinsing off the froze food before putting it in your tank ,With Ro water ofcourse

 

[spykes]

mike what color is your algae?

 

[SlamaJama]

algea color is greenish blue....been using ro water for bout 2 months now althought when i had that tank drain i didnt have enough ro water to fill tank back up, but thats bout 3 weeks now. its all over my rocks. Im at 4 ppm ro water. oh and the filter is brand new, its the 1 u got D. Im lighting bout 7 hrs p/d with actinics on for 12 h/p/d. my orig clean up crew has had devistating loses due to the mantis i recently eliminated. so maybe i need to get another crew...im spinning
mike

 

[Deanos]

The only greenish feathery algae I can think of is the dreaded.....Bryopsis

My algae blenny took care of my outbreak, but as you know, treating nuisances (aiptasia, algae, nudibraches etc.) with livestock is sometimes hit or miss.

 

[SlamaJama]

rather try that first than wat i figure im up against..wat varrity of blenny algae eater is recomended?

 

[jhale]

the lawnmower blenny, they non stop.

I'll find a pic, or dean might beat me to it.

link to pic,

http://www.saltwaterfish.com/m-fish/Lawnmower-Blenny.html

 

[SlamaJama]

lol...wow..no Dean link yet...thxs jon

 

[alrha]

urchin

 

[spykes]

john how's my lawn buddy upholding in your tank?? i beat he grew few inches already LOL

slama lawnmowers dont eat everything, they specialize only on film algae, if your having cyano or bryosis lawnmower will not touch it.

 

[Deanos]

slama lawnmowers dont eat everything, they specialize only on film algae, if your having cyano or bryosis lawnmower will not touch it.

Mine did. :p

 

[spykes]

deanos your lucky =D the one i gave john ate cyano but not bryosis.

 

[jhale]

Dave your blenny has a pot belly, there's plenty for him to eat. lol.

I'm not sure what he's eating, he picks at the rocks only, I have not seen him eat off the glass like the others did. my rocks have a few patches of hair algae, he does not seem to touch those.

Mike depending on the size of the tank you could also try some yellow tangs, even one will make a difference. I also got one from Dave and it's been eating everything off the rocks as well. The only problem with tangs is they poop a lot which can raise po4, and no3, I actually have nitrates reading for the first time in my tank,about 1.0
I attribute this to the fish I have added that Dave gave me, algae blenny, yellow tang, and hippo tang. You might want to increase the water changes for a while and see if that makes a difference. make sure the RO water you use is at least 1 TDS otherwise it may not make a difference. Also a bigger skimmer may help. I'm going to have to add a larger one now that I'm seeing nitrates in the water.

 

[SlamaJama]

thxs john..got a lawnmower blenny..hes picking at the rocks and glass..my nitrates are less than 5...maybe the skimmer i have sucks...lol (only kidding Dave). ill give him some time and see..also i think ill p/u some more snails...not too many i my tank after mantis ate a few...*crosses fingers.

 

[spykes]

man do you want me to come over and install that skimmer for you?

 

[SlamaJama]

lmao.....actually its working fine...ive finally achieved balance between my fuge and tank...but when r u avail to help with my Ca reactor?

 

[nyfireman3097]

what typ e of skimmer do you have ?

 

[SlamaJama]

its a DIY spykes special..i just bought it..lol..but, im hooking up a reef mania cr300 Ca Reactor, cant wait till its running