new algae

[DSK]

That sux !!!!!!!!

 

[KahluaZzZ]

WTF DSK ?

 

[KahluaZzZ]

Don't worry DSK..he doesn't exist

You're safe

 

[darlinee220]

i have a 29 gallon reef tank and everything went well with my
tank. but now a month 1/2 later i'm getting algae in the glass of my tank. but i tryied everything and every other day he does some new algae shows up.

 

[darlinee220]

who would be able to help me on this one too.
my nitrate is a little up and i keep changing 5% of the water every other day but it doesn't work,nitrate is still on the same
color i dont know what else to do.

 

[1979camaro]

what is your nitrate reading? have you checked your mix water for nitrates?

a significant factor in algae growth is often phosphates

what kind of water do you use

clean up crew?

algae is pretty normal really, i scrape my glass every couple weeks probabyl to keep it nice and clean

 

[KahluaZzZ]

if you change the water each day...isn't that too much ?
Isn't that killing what you cycled for ?

If the algae is brown and sticks to the glass and rocks..it could be diatoms

 

[1979camaro]

i think she is just changing it out daily at this time to lower her nitrates...but perhaps i misinterpreted

 

[dbacksrat]

what levels are your nitrate? you may have nitrates in your replacement water
what livestock do you have in there?
a little more info would help up diagnose the problem

by the way, welcome to mft

 

[KahluaZzZ]

My new algae seems to be red hair algae...wherever the green dark spots were...there is. My tank isn't a mess but will be soon if i don't find some serious algae eaters.
My waters parameters are supposed to be ok.

Oh and yeah : welcome to darlinee220

 

[KahluaZzZ]

Oops. Just tested...nitrates are undetectables, phos are .25 calcium is above 400 but alk is waaaay too much.
I read wetwebmedia on high GH ...and i should stop using seachem ph 8.3 and rely only on water changes...for now. A lot of people had hair algae due to poor calcium and high hardness. My calcium is ok but can drop easily.

<Wetwebmedia is very cool. You can even write to Bob Fenner. Yay.
- Amazed noob ->

BTW... i had a huge sponge growing under a cave in my rock...i noticed it just now when i was doing the tests.
So slick.

 

[S.Reef]

Phosphates are to high. Get them lower and you will probably see an improvement. Also algae is natural in the aquarium.

 

[KahluaZzZ]

yeah but i could go with hair algae PLUS coralline

 

[DSK]

Don't worry DSK..he doesn't exist

^ KahluaZzZ ^

WTF DSK ?

^ KahluaZzZ ^

Is someone a little WINNIE i mean Whinny, I was only kidding. calm down no one is out to get you and i am assuming that WTF = What the F@$k.

 

[KahluaZzZ]

fun to have a constructive conversation with you.

 

[dbacksrat]

anyway....where do you get your water from? you are probably getting those high phosphate levels from tap water of whatever you are using

 

[KahluaZzZ]

i did a test on the tap and i didn't notice phos. Maybe my test sucks too...( nutrafin )

 

[S.Reef]

It could also be silicates and such...

 

[dbacksrat]

hmm...in a perfect world, water would just be H20--and nothing else

 

[KahluaZzZ]

lol