help

ok ill try that thanks

 

Bill is in the mail. lolol

 

nice were u able to see the pics

 

Nope. Just going off description.

 

lol hope its not tomuch tank already brakes my pockets

 

Welcome to the hobby.

 

yeah its been 5 years and im still learning never ending

 

does the stuff you are fighting look like cabbage? gets really matted and you can pull it out in clumps? (I think I am fighting the same thing)

 

Looks like cyano to me in the pictures. I'm fighting the same problem. How long has your tank been set up? I understand its common after a few months and is part of the long term cycling of the tank. Best thing to do is a 10-15% water change at least once a week. I don't find that cutting down the light cycle helps. In fact, in my tank it made it worse. Use a half inch hose to syphon it off the rocks and bottom and especially any on your corals (it will kill them) then complete your water change.

Test your nitrate and phosphate levels. I'll bet they are high. If you don't have test kits, your LFS can probably test a sample of your water, but you really should get test kits and do it youself once a week or so. Nitrates should be less than 5 ppm (the lower the better) and phosphate should be less than .05. If either is high, try doing a 25% water change once to get them down quicker, but keep up with the weekly water changes.

Steve W