Alot of Alge in the Tank, How to fix?

[Gregsf66]

Hey guys I have been running a 29 gallon for about 2 1/2 months now and I am getting alot of alge on the rocks. I have a 20 gallon sump, w/ a 65 coralife superskimmer, 130 coralife cp lighting system, aobut 45lbs of live rock. Any idea how to get some of the alge to stop growing.

I only leave the light on for about 8 hrs a day.

let me know what you guys and gals think, thx

Greg

[beareef19]

Without knowing any water peramiters or feeding habits it is hard to say. If you dont have a clean up crew, now is the time to get one.
Barry

[txstateunivreefer]

what color is it?
Do you use RO/DI water
how much flow do you have
how many hermit crabs do you have
how old are the bulbs in your light
how often do you feed
how many fish are there to eat the food

[Ping]

Greg, you are going through a normal cycle. I hope you are not overstocked, because your system setup looks pretty good. Snails are the key to preventing many green alga from developing. They will not remove developed long growing types. It will have to be done manually in a small system. I prefer Astrea snails and low nutrient levels in the tank (light feeding and frequent water changes) to help keep undesirable growth in check.

[LoneStar]

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[Gregsf66]

I have 30 hermit crabs, 14 turbo snails, 2 emerald crabs, 1 clown, 1 lawnmower blenny, and 1 royal gama. and a lot of zoos and 1 flower anominee, I also have 2 900 mj and a mag 3 return pump. I only feed once a day w/ mysis shrimp, and only a few at a time, nothing hits the bottom floor. The bulbs are 2 months old, and that is about it. let me know what to do.

Thx

Greg

[txstateunivreefer]

green stringy algae, brown dusty or red slimy?

RO/DI water or do you use tap?

[Babydoc]

get an algae eater or a cleaning crew and that should do it but make sure u leave some algae because they suck up nitrates. last weak all my dads fish died because there wasnt enough algae so the algae couldnt suck up the nitrates as fast ok.

[Texreefer]

get an algae eater or a cleaning crew and that should do it but make sure u leave some algae because they suck up nitrates. last weak all my dads fish died because there wasnt enough algae so the algae couldnt suck up the nitrates as fast ok.carefull about the advice you give.. unless you are a LOT more specific,, i suggest you read the above article posted by lonestar.. i really doubt your dads fish died because of high nitrates.. high nitrates are the result of other underlying issues.. adding too many fish too soon, tank still cycling etc... plus Greg already stated he had a cleanup crew..you do not want any type of "bad" algae in tank.. Babydoc.. I mean no disrepect and i'm not trying to flame you.. just want us all to be carefull about the advice we give on here ;)

[JimD]

Thats true to a point. The algae uses nitrates as fuel to grow, the more fuel, the more algae. Its the manual removal of algae that exports excess nutrients. Thats the whole idea of using a refugium as a nutrient export system, as the algae grows, its partialy removed along with its nutrient content. Plus at 2-1/2 months, no doubt youre experiencing 'new tank syndrome' which will most likely go away on its own provided you keep up with water changes etc. etc., probably get worse before it gets better. 'last weak all my dads fish died because there wasnt enough algae so the algae couldnt suck up the nitrates as fast ok'. Would you care to elaborate on that?

[Texreefer]

Greg, keep up with small but frequent water changes, add some macro algae to sump if possible,(cheato or caulerpa, like Jim said this is a good method of nitrate removal), i have some of both if you want some, .. do not add anymore bioload to the tank for now, give the clean up crew time to "catch up". be patient, your tank is still very new, manully rmove any hair algae that you can get to so the snails can mow it down easier. keeping up with these things along with the maturing of your tank will slowly set things on the right path. as long as your not adding excess nutrients to your system you should see great improvement in a couple of weeks

[Z4]

i got red algae

[C.Mydas]

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