Hi and thanks in advance for all advice
i get a bad red slime algae cyanobacteria bloom whenever i turn the light in the tank on.
Setup:
- 40 gallon bow front
- Fluval 405 (its a 4 stage i think. i have the appropriate filter media on each level. Metal sponge, these white cylinder looking tubes, and another type of media is in there)
- I have a Protein Skimmer (i forget brand.. but it was a pretty decent one)
and crushed coral substrate.
- I forget the weight but i have the appropriate amount of live rock in the tank (if all put together, its a bit bigger than a basket ball)
- I ONLY use Reverse Osmosis water out of my own 4 stage system.
- I have the readings at home, but i think all the water tests have been fine each time. (ammonia, ph, oxygen, nitrate, nitrite etc..)
the tank has been running for 7 months or so now.
If i leave the light on for longer than 4 hours i get what i think is a red slime algae bloom. but its only when the light comes on. it NEVER happened before until my wife and i went away to the beach and the light was left on over night once.. and we came back and it was COVERED head to toe. only thing i could do was turn off the light and cover with a blanket. slowly, it all died and got sucked away.
i have 3 damsel fish, a lettuce slug, a small crab, and a feather duster in the tank. for MOST of the 7 months its been running ive just had the 3 damsel fish.
can anyone see what im doing wrong? i want to get to the next level where i can actually start getting some cool things and building on my tank, but this bloom of whatever it is cant be good.
im not sure what i did wrong, or if it was inherited from the last owner (i properly cleaned every inch of everything i got with hot water and distilled vinegar)
could the light he gave me be not correct for the tank?
once again thanks for any advice.
really wanna get this tank going.
i get a bad red slime algae cyanobacteria bloom whenever i turn the light in the tank on.
Setup:
- 40 gallon bow front
- Fluval 405 (its a 4 stage i think. i have the appropriate filter media on each level. Metal sponge, these white cylinder looking tubes, and another type of media is in there)
- I have a Protein Skimmer (i forget brand.. but it was a pretty decent one)
and crushed coral substrate.
- I forget the weight but i have the appropriate amount of live rock in the tank (if all put together, its a bit bigger than a basket ball)
- I ONLY use Reverse Osmosis water out of my own 4 stage system.
- I have the readings at home, but i think all the water tests have been fine each time. (ammonia, ph, oxygen, nitrate, nitrite etc..)
the tank has been running for 7 months or so now.
If i leave the light on for longer than 4 hours i get what i think is a red slime algae bloom. but its only when the light comes on. it NEVER happened before until my wife and i went away to the beach and the light was left on over night once.. and we came back and it was COVERED head to toe. only thing i could do was turn off the light and cover with a blanket. slowly, it all died and got sucked away.
i have 3 damsel fish, a lettuce slug, a small crab, and a feather duster in the tank. for MOST of the 7 months its been running ive just had the 3 damsel fish.
can anyone see what im doing wrong? i want to get to the next level where i can actually start getting some cool things and building on my tank, but this bloom of whatever it is cant be good.
im not sure what i did wrong, or if it was inherited from the last owner (i properly cleaned every inch of everything i got with hot water and distilled vinegar)
could the light he gave me be not correct for the tank?
once again thanks for any advice.
really wanna get this tank going.
to MFK!
