Hi! Hope to hear some opinions! :)

How long are you running your display lights? I really thing a nice ball of chaetomorpha will help solve some of your algae problems. BTW, do you have test kits? What are your parameters? i.e. pH, salinity, temp, ammonia, nitrites, nitrates?

 

Have you thought about what type of fish or corals you want?
Oh and how long has the tank been running?

 

I'm not sure- but I don't think I see any algae in the refugium. Just sand. It's hard to tell though.

 

Just looked back at the first post and you only have a few hermits and you didn't say how many snails. I really recommend a proper cleanup crew on your tank. If you go to reefcleaners.org (great site most of us use) they have any clean up crew you could ask for along with macro algae. You can also tell them your tank size and they will tell you the recommended cleanup crew. I have a 65 gallon tank and they suggested this cleanup crew.

50 Dwarf Ceriths32 Nassarius
15 Florida Ceriths
3 Chitons
12 Limpets
9 Large Nerite

 

My salinity is at 1.027, Temp- 79/80, I do have test kits but have not tested in a little while Ill do that now quick though. And My tank had been running for about 2 1/2 months.

 

I will get right on to ordering That, And there isnt any algae in the refugium besides the stuff that is growing in there.

 

algae blooms are pretty normal in that new of a tank.They will come and go until the tank gets older and more stable. Also getting some macro algae in the fudge now will help.

 

as for having no algae in there, i wasnt too sure where i could get some from.

 

there are a few on here that sell it from time to time, but if you cant get it locally then reefcleaners is a good place to get it from.
ReefCleaners.org | Clean Up Crews and Macro Algae - Home

plus they are a sponsor here.

 

Ammonia reads around 0.25

Nitrite 0

nitrate 2.5