Its Been A While

I haven't been active much on the forums lately, mostly becasue I have been spending countless hours working on schoolwork and college stuff. Its getting easier and now I have more time for my tank.

My tank is doing well, except the algae still has not gone away. I have had algae for many months, from periods of bubble algae, to dinoflagellates, to algae I can't identify. My livestock is still very healthy and couldn't make me happier.

The problem is the algae in my tank. It has covered a lot of my live rock, and I feel as if it has destroyed the appearance of it and possibly the health. I am hoping that a new RO/DI will do the trick to reduce the growth, but I don't think it will get rid of it all. THe major problem is removing the algae. I can get pictures.

 

are you running any phosphate absorbing media? or macro algae?

 

get some rowa phos works for me and alt of people on here.i got rid of some of my algae issues but wont kill off well established algae(hair algaes)

 

Macro algea is a good idea if you don't already have some. Soaks up excess nutrients. If it's been a problem for that long I guess it's not some new change. What water do you use now for your tank?

 

Hiya Scro... good to see you found way back. ;D

 

welcome back

 

I used to have some Grape i think it was called, Macro algae in the tank. It lasted a month and died away, but it managed to spread across the tank in a couple of spots. I run carbon but not a phosphate remover.

The water I use is the tap water filter from aquarium pharmaceuticals. Obviously it isn't good enough and it isn't quite filter it all out. I was just afraid that if I do kill of the algae, it will remain on the rocks. I was considering a lawn mower blenny to help munch up any algae if he actually does. The snails and hermits can only do so much. The tank is also 11 months old today.

 

a blenny would help! i had a Lawnmower blenny named waldo who recently passed due to what i believe to be "cyanide Poisoning", another reason not to by from petco... aside from that, blennies are my favorite kind of fish, because the seem shy and hide for a month or 2 and then they pose on the rocks for you with their little puppy dog faces.

 

P.S welcome back!

 

I'll check out my LFS, See what they have