algae after ciclying

Have been quickly growing this algae, at first I thought Dino’s but know I’m not sure, one thought is Lyngbya Cyano. The tank is 2 months old. Tank is IM 20 Upgraded IM pump (500gph) Aqamai KPS (running 50%) 2 Prime HD Ghost skimmer Refugium in 2nd chamber Chaeto +pods 2 intank baskets running...

Alright ladies and gents. I just started a new 60 gallon aquarium. I currently have a 150 reef tank that I’ve had for over two years. My question is, my tank is cycled, I have a ton of algae. Like at night I clean the tank and scrap the algae and the next night it’s covered in green algae. Is...

Hello, I'M new to the forum but have been in the hobby for some time before quitting and coming back. I started a 20g IM nuvo over a year ago and have been battling with Brown Diatom Hair Algae. When I set up the tank I had (and still have) a skimmer, bio-pellet reactor, cheatomorpha carbon and...

Far to often you get to see these beautiful tanks showcased (As they should be ) , this might give the false impression that anyone can have a reef like that in just a few months. The purpose of this thread is to highlight the tank uglies and to show what it really takes to achieve a beautiful reef

About two months ago I bought an algae scrubber from Santa Monica filtration (Drop 1.4). I have had it running and am getting ZERO growth except for some nasty slightly brown goo. In my tank however I am getting a very small amount of green hair algae. Any advice on how to get the growth in the...

It is my first post in reef2reef, every day I read and learn from this wonderful site, and although it took several years in the hobby, now I like I'm back to start and do not know what is happening .... I started this tank 75g using products of "aquaforest" probiotic reef salt, my water is ro /...