Algae Outbreak

[Deanos]

You just said it yourself. your using regular tap water. which is full of crap for lack of better words. which promote algae breakouts. tell me you at least use like aquasafe or something like that. there are so many phosphates and silicates in regular tap water. this is why u have algae. somethings you can do to hinder it for the most part is get a good cleanup crew.
- turbo snails (clean ur glass)
- Nas. snails (stir Your Sand)
- reef hermits. (clean ur live rock)
- Depending on size of tank def. take CALI REEFS rec. on the live rock its always beneficial to have more than you need of it. 1.5lbs per gallon. def. worth every single penny.
Depending on bio load already if its not to much
- Sand sifting goby
- Mag Float
- Big A$$ Skimmer. U can get a remora pro HOT for under 200.00. this will take care of your dissolved organics and stuff like that. that can be feeding some of the algae
- RODI unit. filter the crap out of the water. LOLZ Lots of pollutants in drinking water.

i think i forgot something but last but not least is lower your lighting to like an 1 - 2 hours less a day. this will also help ya out alittle.

hopefully this helps. :smokin: :yeah:

Tony, slow down :bigeyes2:. Your desire to assist is great, but make sure of the advice you're giving.

He has crushed coral, so a sandsifting goby and nass. snails won't be comfortable in that tank. Green algae on the glass is not an algae outbreak. It is not caused by using tap water. Like Pierce, I get the green stuff accumulating every few days. I actually like it since I hope it feeds my clams when I magfloat the glass. I use strictly RO/DI water, have macroalgae growing in my sump lit 24 hrs and yet the algae appears. To solve his problems without restructuring his tank, a magnet scraper and algae eating snails will suffice.

Dean

 

[saucz]

Thanks. I think i understand now. I do treat the water with Stress Coat from aquamedic. But hey sting, can i take you up on that offer? I'll buy you some glue for it. Just let me know what kind you want. Where in queens are you?

 

[herman]

Dude, b4 i got an rodi unit I used to buy ro water by the gallons from the local supermarket. There is no point right now to redo the entire thing so just find a supermarket that can deliver and use that for makeup water and for future waterchanges. Its preety cheap but in the long run rodi unit will be cheaper for you.

Here is a link on Melevs Reef . His unit is not the cheapest around and you will be able to find cheaper ones on ebay and even here on MR, but his site will give you a basic understanding of water. Also look around that site. I think its one of the best resources out there for our hobby. Lots of DIY.

HTH
Herman