neon green algea?

[AstroCreep]

ok...now my brown algea is being joined by bright green algea that seems to like my live rock, and snails...should i be concerned about this or is this still a natural part of the cycle?

 

[ChrisRD]

Diatoms (the brown stuff) are often followed by an outbreak of hair algae (the green stuff) as a new tank is getting established. Provided you're actively exporting nutrients (skimmer, water changes, strong circulation, etc.) and have some grazing critters in there it will eventually subside.

 

[AstroCreep]

yeah..ive been doing a 10 percent water change weekly and have my skimmer going 24/7 other than that i have 2 snails eating away, im just glad that this is all normal than...thanks

 

[fyrefysh]

AstroCreep, if the hair algae persists even through your water changes, you may want to consider a full 20-25% water change every other week.

 

[AstroCreep]

i will for sure try that if my 10% doesnt work...which i dont think it is because everyday the algea grows more and more, so now i have 3 different types of algae...red hair, brown slime and green slime yay..

 

[AstroCreep]

i should have some pics of my algae, notice the long red stuff and all the brown slime...ive done a waterchange and tried to syphon it out but it just comes back the next day...so im guessing this is still part of the cycle? on the bright side the neon green algae is gone wooohooo...it just dissapeared, or brown slime took it over...i think i have a war of the algea in my tank

 

[ChrisRD]

From the pics it looks like you've got some cyano and some diatoms. Neither is unusual to see in a new tank. Increasing flow (add some powerheads) and doing some large water changes will help reduce nutrient levels which will in-turn help with the algae but it takes time - be patient. It's good to syphon out whatever you can when you do water changes (even if it comes back quickly) because you don't want this stuff to form thick mats or it becomes substantially harder to eradicate.

A better skimmer would help too. I read in one of your other posts that you're using a CPR bakpak on a 60 gallon w/29 gallon sump. IMO you need more of a skimmer for a system that size unless you're planning on not having many fish. I recommend looking into something from ASM or similar.

JMO & HTH

 

[AstroCreep]

I was looking at the ASM skimmers. do you think that the ASM G-1 would work..it says that it is rated at 100 gallons, or do i need to think bigger. Also, is ASM the best or is there others that work just as good but for maybe less $dough$

Thanks

 

[waymack97]

may be cut back on how long you have your lights on. i cut my lights back an hour at night and a half an hour in the morning and it seemed to help me with my alge. i also added more flow too. i have my lights on a 10 hour cycle.
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[AstroCreep]

heh, thats funny you would mention that because i now have my lights on for only 5 hrs a day instead of 10 like i had bfore and i can tell a difference already and i pulled out all of the red hairy stuff so its looking better