"Enough is Enough, I've had it with this ALJAE!"

Pazzoman

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Thread title say's it all, how can i get rid of the annoying algae all over my tank, i get rid of it. Then in a day it all comes back even on the decorations!



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BigO6687

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check your phosphates and nitrates, if they show there's your problem

set up a fuge w/ chaeto
 

Pazzoman

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a what?....dont now what that is but if you can give me a link or even prices on it I will appreciate it...
 

BigO6687

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Pazzoman;4475832; said:
a what?....dont now what that is but if you can give me a link or even prices on it I will appreciate it...
do you test ammonia/nitrites/nitrates? you should get a phosphate test kit if you don't have one already

check your nitrates and phosphates

fuge w/ chaeto means a refugium, usually in a sump, where you put a macroalgae like chaetomorpha, or chaeto and/or a mini deep sand bed among other methods to remove nitrates and phosphates
 

PEVINE11

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what kind of alage?
are you looking to do it with-out chemicals? )i recomend without chemicals)


do you do weekly waterchanges

do you use RO-DI water (some people dont some people do) (i highly recomend it)

do you have powerheads? (whats size tank whats your total GPH)

what kind of lighting? (if MH is the bulb old)



oh and ps i love yuour avatiar
 

Pazzoman

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PEVINE11;4475862; said:
what kind of alage?
are you looking to do it with-out chemicals? )i recomend without chemicals)
I would use chemical but may kill my inverts.....


do you do weekly waterchanges
Sadly no, I do large monthly water changes

do you use RO-DI water (some people dont some people do) (i highly recomend it)

I don't ^

do you have powerheads? (whats size tank whats your total GPH)

I have a 72 bow front, I have one power head facing the opposite of the fluval fx5 out heads....

what kind of lighting? (if MH is the bulb old)
I use marine glo bulb and fluorescent bulb, maybe about 5-6 months....


oh and ps i love yuour avatiar
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PEVINE11

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what kind of alage?
are you looking to do it with-out chemicals? )i recomend without chemicals)
I would use chemical but may kill my inverts.....

i recomend no chemicals, is your alage brown, or red.......

do you do weekly waterchanges
Sadly no, I do large monthly water changes

i would strongly recomend weekly 10% waterchanges if possible this will help greatly

do you use RO-DI water (some people dont some people do) (i highly recomend it)

i would recomend an RO/DI ststem or buying from your local petstore. i know alot of people here use tap water. but if you go to a reefer site they will recomed RO/DI water as do i.

they have items for like $30 that will shut the system off if it dects water so no need to worry about a flood. dont let that hold you back from buying a unit

do you have powerheads? (whats size tank whats your total GPH)

I have a 72 bow front, I have one power head facing the opposite of the fluval fx5 out heads....

Canaster filter, are you useing for a refugium or does it have filter media? if filtermedia do you clean very frequently? if not that will trap crud and cause problems. Do you run a skimmer?

how many GPH is the powerhead (GHP)
and how many GPH does the canaster output?

what kind of lighting? (if MH is the bulb old)
I use marine glo bulb and fluorescent bulb, maybe about 5-6 months....

i dont know much about fluroesent bulbs.... when do they recomend changing?


ruckaisawesome;4475953; said:
the only thing i found thats actually effective against algeas r keeping plecos or flower shirmps in tanks

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