Algae farm... anybody want some?

Discussion in 'Algae' started by anb, Sep 21, 2011.

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  1. anb

    anb Coral Banded Shrimp

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    I'm beat. I've got 5 or 6 different kinds of algae in my aquarium and I can only really say how 2 of them got there b/c I have not added anything to this tank (with the exception of 1 fish) for over 6 months. Bubble and bryopsis are the ones I can explain and I know how to fix. Over the past 3 or 4 weeks I've started growing some green string thing that I've yet to ID, red filamentous, another thick green almost leather-like algae I've yet to ID, and now... I've found a tiny spot of grape caulepra hiding in my zoas I've had for 1.5 years. I'm sure my spelling is awful, but at this point I'm not sure I care. I've began to hate this tank... I've been debating starting it over or throwing it out my window, but I can't. My DT only currently has a problem with bryopsis, which I'm treating, and I'm not about to take ANY of what I have in my nano over there for an even bigger problem. UGH!!! Can anyone help?
     
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  2. heidimi

    heidimi Fire Shrimp

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    Is the tank big enough for a little yellow tang?

    Heidi
     
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  3. anb

    anb Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Nope. Just 24 gal of ugly.
     
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  4. SAY

    SAY Ocellaris Clown

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    what are your parameters and feeding habits? what fish do you have in there?
     
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  5. anb

    anb Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Testing now. 2 percs a bicolor blenny and a ymg
     
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  6. Jmblec2

    Jmblec2 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    GFO or Bio pellets
     
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  7. clarkkey594

    clarkkey594 Aiptasia Anemone

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    What's your lighting situation? What types of lights, how old are the bulbs, etc.? Do you use RODI water?
     
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  8. anb

    anb Coral Banded Shrimp

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    amm 0ppm, nitrate 0ppm, nitrite 0ppm, phos maybe as high as .25, dkh 10, ph 8.2 also, I feed a few pellets in the morning then brine/mysis afternoon.

    Lights -- 1 150W MH 2-14k actinic, 8 hrs MH 2 hrs blues. bulbs are only 2.5-3 months old and yes to RODI. I do not have my own system, I buy from LFS.

    and I only run carbon

    I do a 10% WC weekly. I dare say it's been as long as 5-6 weeks I've been fighting this mess.
     
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  9. dpruitt7450

    dpruitt7450 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    Do 30% water changes for a month and drop your light running time to 5 hours till it clears up and try running some bio pellets if that does work. Best of luck bud!
     
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  10. anb

    anb Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Will I have to worry about changing that much water causing big swings in my ph? Took me forever it seemed to get that stable.
     
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