Algea

[g-ray]

Hey guys I am just getting my first salt water tank up and running and I was going to purchase a product called B ionic to help liven up some of the rock. When I went to purchase it some one told me since my tank has very little corals (mostly small frags) I may get alot of hair algea. What do you guys think? I am pretty new to the hobby so I am trying to gather as much information as possible. Thanks for your help!!

-Gary

[clone]

the b-ionic is a calcium supplement for your corals.its what there skeletons are made out of.corals need this to grow.
the only thing it would do to your rock is give it coraline algae.which is good and looks prety.
IT would not give you hair algae.
you would get hair algae form other reasons.
like the tank is still cycling or the light spectrum is off(bulbs are old).

[g-ray]

the b-ionic is a calcium supplement for your corals.its what there skeletons are made out of.corals need this to grow.
the only thing it would do to your rock is give it coraline algae.which is good and looks prety.
IT would not give you hair algae.
you would get hair algae form other reasons.
like the tank is still cycling or the light spectrum is off(bulbs are old).

Ok great I am going to give it a shot see how it goes maybe just dose it less often. Thank for the help.

-Gary

[rocketeer]

Dose with Calcium enough to keep your test readings between about 380 - 475 ppm. I wouldn't start dosing unless you're getting low.

Anybody want to comment on that range?

Also, watch alkalinity. Dose the other part so that your alkalinity stays between about 8.3 and 11.8 dKH. Right anybody?

If your alkalinity gets too low, your ph can swing too low. Alk helps keep your ph off of the floor.

With mostly new water and few corals or halameda, you shouldn't have much trouble with these things for a while. Instead, spend more time checking amonia and nitrite just to make sure your bio-filter is ok. At lease for a while. I think you said you only have two small fish. That's good. Start slow. If your amonia and nitrite stay at zero, you can add more bio-load.

Nitrate's a little more complicated. Just change out 10% or so of water a week and you'll be fine most likely.

Oh yeah, welcome to MAAST.

Jack

[g-ray]

Dose with Calcium enough to keep your test readings between about 380 - 475 ppm. I wouldn't start dosing unless you're getting low.

Anybody want to comment on that range?

Also, watch alkalinity. Dose the other part so that your alkalinity stays between about 8.3 and 11.8 dKH. Right anybody?

If your alkalinity gets too low, your ph can swing too low. Alk helps keep your ph off of the floor.

With mostly new water and few corals or halameda, you shouldn't have much trouble with these things for a while. Instead, spend more time checking amonia and nitrite just to make sure your bio-filter is ok. At lease for a while. I think you said you only have two small fish. That's good. Start slow. If your amonia and nitrite stay at zero, you can add more bio-load.

Nitrate's a little more complicated. Just change out 10% or so of water a week and you'll be fine most likely.

Oh yeah, welcome to MAAST.

Jack

Thanks for welcoming me to maast I look forwards to getting to know you guys and thanks for the info.
-Gary