Hi Everyone,
I've been having issues with algae for a while now and can't seem to crack the code. I am currently "carbon dosing" using Red Sea's NOPOX and am running GFO/Carbon. I feed frozen mysis and clams once per day (rinsing out the food prior to it entering my tank) and I change 15% of the water weekly. Also my SPS corals have not been thriving either; mainly my red Acroporas and lack of color. My current levels are as follows:
Calcium: 420
Alkalinity: 7.7
Magnesium: 1230
Nitrates: 0
Phosphates: 0.0
I use the Red Sea Salt (not Pro) and am running two Radion XR30 Pro Gen 3's. Please see the pictures. You can see this hair like algae that's brown in colors but is not in places with high flow; you can see it really well on one of my snails - actually all my snails are carrying it on their shells. Another picture is of my strawberry shortcake acropora. Absolutely
[/url]Untitled%20by%20Shawn%20Rivard,%20on%20Flickr[/IMG] no color. This is true for all of my red corals; they're all a dull dark brown/purple color.
Untitled by Shawn Rivard, on Flickr
Untitled by Shawn Rivard, on Flickr
Untitled by Shawn Rivard, on Flickr
Thank you.
I've been having issues with algae for a while now and can't seem to crack the code. I am currently "carbon dosing" using Red Sea's NOPOX and am running GFO/Carbon. I feed frozen mysis and clams once per day (rinsing out the food prior to it entering my tank) and I change 15% of the water weekly. Also my SPS corals have not been thriving either; mainly my red Acroporas and lack of color. My current levels are as follows:
Calcium: 420
Alkalinity: 7.7
Magnesium: 1230
Nitrates: 0
Phosphates: 0.0
I use the Red Sea Salt (not Pro) and am running two Radion XR30 Pro Gen 3's. Please see the pictures. You can see this hair like algae that's brown in colors but is not in places with high flow; you can see it really well on one of my snails - actually all my snails are carrying it on their shells. Another picture is of my strawberry shortcake acropora. Absolutely
Untitled by Shawn Rivard, on Flickr
Untitled by Shawn Rivard, on Flickr
Untitled by Shawn Rivard, on Flickr
Thank you.