how to prevent algea

i keep on hearing these algea horror stories about algeas like dino and green hair and i want to know what i can do to provent this from happening in my tank. i know about macro algea, dont over feed, and to get a good skimmer. do you guys have any sugesstions?

 

RO/DI, feed sparingly, no more then 10 hour light cycles, good flow? thats all i can think of and make sure ur params are in check

 

a phosban reactor never hurts.

~Will.

 

also new tanks go through algae phases dont worry as nutrients they feed on go down they starve and die so going through the phases are kinda a good thing especially going thru them early also good husbandry is always the way to go

 

make sure light bulbs aren't too old

 

Basically everything has been said. When you think about it, it's really an easy concept. You need to export everything you put into the tank. Remember, the tank is basically a closed system, anything you put in there will stay in there unless you take it out. This can be accomplished by a skimmer, mechanical filtration (cleaned), skimmer and refugium. The best thing you can do is use RO/DI water, watch your feedings, add a refugium (has really benefited my tank) and use a good, oversized skimmer and clean those filters often. A phosphate reactor is good to use to.

 

I read that a UV sterilizer helps greatly, I'm actually looking into one now. My algae has cut down a lot since I started using a tap water filter. But I want to get rid of it as much as possible

 

Don't add water to the tank

But really, everything the others said. A UV sterilizers will only work on free floating algae. If you wish to control hair algae and other algaes that grow on rocks and glass don't get one. I wouldn't recommend one unless you really need it to control bacteria outbreaks and free floating algae.

 

what they said, plus don't get distracted by the pretty colors of coral and lose sight of that small little patch of turf algae that is just begging to grow out in your tank. I can't tell you how many people I have bumped into that have these pest algae come in from frags...

 

what they said, plus don't get distracted by the pretty colors of coral and lose sight of that small little patch of turf algae that is just begging to grow out in your tank. I can't tell you how many people I have bumped into that have these pest algae come in from frags...

Yea that how I got my dino and gh algea?

i was aware of most of this info but thanks for the info

K+ to all this will be a good sheet for newbies