check out these pic's

can anybody explain what the hell happend to my tank.....it was never this bad. The tank is going on this 6 month. my powerhead is filled with little pinnapple sponges my sand bed looks like a rainbow is hitting it..and my overflow looks like it been sitting in a sewer.....Correct me if iam wroung..iam fish sitting 1 3-4 inch yellow tan, and one 6 inch sailfin tang. Can u think i surpassed the bioload its been about a month that they been in my tank...should be out by next month...as far as teh alage i cut down feeding to every 3 days....and been haveing the lights out for the past 2 days...anything else i should do.

 

Size of the tank? those fish are pretty messy fish.

 

few more pic's all the fish look happy and healthy...i do know iam overstocked but its only for the time being. Iam trying my best to help out my freind...but at the same time hurting mine.

 

well Tony

the sponges are not a bad thing, they are filter feeders ( so your power head is now also an internal filter)

how big is the tank?
what are your nitrate levels?
what are you Phosphate levels?
what else is in the tank aside from the 2 fish you mention?

to be honest I have seen a lot worse algae issues in tanks of 6 months of age
but its probably a parameter issues, possibly caused by overload (cant know that until we know how big it is and whats in there)

Steve

 

its a 55 gallon with a wet/dry, protien skimmer, T5 lighting 5-6 months old, 70 ibs of live rock, 60 ibs of sand. what about the green red brown is that all bad alage? should i do something right away or time is what i need?

 

here are some pic's of my boys
55 gallon
nitrate is 30-40
phosphate= dont have a tester for it
ph 8.2
1.024 salt
temp 80

 

3 triggers, a lionfish and now 2 tangs

your tank looks really clean to me, now I have seen '' the boys''

Steve

 

wow thanx coming from a saltwater vet like yourself. I do take really good care of my tank. When it comes to feeding i make sure nothing is left . I do my weekly water changes. With TAP WATER!!!!...me and my freind are investing in a RO kit so we can share it...but as far as my alage steve u see anything i should worry about? or any advice...iam ready to attack it right now!
lol
tony

 

Hi Tony

if it where my tank, I would add Purigen (it will reduce your nitrates) and GFO or Phosguard (phosphate remover) to my filtration system - as these will remove the nutrients that are feeding your algaes

irrespective of Phosphate test results I always use the remover to prevent algae occuring
so dont worry about having the test kit or not (if you ever move to corals, the kit would be beneficial)

if you add those 2 chemical filter media to your filtration system you should IMO see a decline in the algae

water changes become critical as decaying algae needs to be syphoned out

Steve