dieing coraline algea

[token ride]

my lights are on maybe 10-11 hours a day. i have a bicolour blenny in their because i was told he nibbles on hair algae. Would i be better off trading him in for a lawnmower blenny or do they go well together? ill go now and change my timer so they're on for say 6 hours a day

 

[islandcreation]

I'd scrape off what you can and filter it away with a net. Then I'd keep it on for 6 hours day... Once you see the algae fading away then its bring it back up to the normal bours you had keeping a close eye on it. I dpn't know if there is a diffrence between a lawnmower blenny and a algae blenny? Maybe there the same? Can anyone help us with this? I got a algae blenny when it was covered with hair algae since I went on vacation! I cleaned out what I could and got a algae blenny. I cut back on the lights got a powerhead for more flow, cut back on the lights and a week to week and a half later everything was good. Good luck

What are your parameters?

 

[reefman23]

my lights are on maybe 10-11 hours a day. i have a bicolour blenny in their because i was told he nibbles on hair algae. Would i be better off trading him in for a lawnmower blenny or do they go well together? ill go now and change my timer so they're on for say 6 hours a day

This may have already been answered, but are you using RO or RO/DI water for your changes?

Jesse

 

[token ride]

nah im not using an RO or RO/DI unit, i use salt water from the lfs which they get from an ocean farm that is filtered down to whatever micron. something pretty special and top ups from evaporation is tap water mixed with seachems prime

am i doing anything wrong? tonight i just added seachems matrix carbon and seachems purigen into a powerhead and chucked that into the tank to see if it does anything. its a 240 litre tank, 60 gallons, how many turbo snails should i put in their? will the corals survive with less than 6 hours of halide? thats the only light they'll be getting. there is little light coming from a window a few metres away but no direct sunlight. i think the stag coral doesnt like the 6 hour bisiness...

 

[little urchin]

i'd guess the top ups are adding to your problems....

tap water has loads of organo-phosphates in (more often than not)....this is fertilizer...no wonder your algae is growing so well....

i'd use plain RO for your top up ...

and test for phosphates...also getting some rowaphos in helps to absorb any phosphates present

 

[token ride]

i always have phosguard in my filter so phosphate is next to nill at the moment. my new lights were the main contributer to the algae i figure but HOPEFULLY ive sorted it out.

 

[mikeguerrero]

Token,

Try this simple recipe: Scrape the back thoroughly with an algae scrapper; remove as much as you can. Do a 50 percent water change, yes 50 you will be okay. Then don't feed your tank for 3 days straight, just walk away on this part, trust me.

I believe your problem is way too much nutrients in this tank, it's not just the lights that are triggering the algae, they need nutrients and they are getting it from the water.

If you cut the nutrients suddenly and scape the back you will start to turn the tides to your favor.

On the third day, start to feed your tank but cut down on rations only what can be eaten per feeding.

If you don't have any red hermit crabs purchase just three medium to small sized ones and drop them in. They are more nocturnal but they will start to work on that algae that you don't see in the back.

Let me know how it goes?

MG

 

[token ride]

hey mg,
ive done what you said, everything seems to be coming along pretty well besides the stag coral, with the light on for only 5 hours he didnt like it and has begun to die the alge is slowing down tho, i might get a yellow tang today as well as a lawnmower blenny if i can find one just to pollish of the parts that are growing slowly.

thank a million for the help!!

jarryd