Any tips or tricks for managing the algae ?

[AmandaH]

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Parameters?

Lighting schedule?

Water changes and filtration?

Age of tank?

Dry rock or live rock?

CUC?

 

[TX_REEF]

Looks like you could use some more cleanup crew. I recommend small hermit crabs and trochus snails to start! I see you have nassarius snails, they will eat leftover food and detritus, but not algae.

 

[AmandaH]

Parameters?

Lighting schedule?

Water changes and filtration?

Age of tank?

Dry rock or live rock?

CUC?

CUC:
Two turbo snails
6 nassarius snails
1 blood shrimp

Tank age: 9 months

Water changes: every sunday
filter floss change every three days
carbon change once per week,
Algae blocker change once bi-weekly
bacteria hotel change 3 times per year.

Dry Rock

Parameters:
77.8 degrees
salinity 1.025
phosphate 0.5
ph 8.0
KH value 8,7 (per aqua forest test pro)

Lighting
Reef casa halo
step 1: 10 am settings A= 0 b=0 c= 0
step 2 16:00 settings A= 100 b= 100 c= 6
step 3 22:00 settings A=0 B= 0 C =0

 

[Baldyreef]

CUC:
Two turbo snails
6 nassarius snails
1 blood shrimp

Tank age: 9 months

Water changes: every sunday
filter floss change every three days
carbon change once per week,
Algae blocker change once bi-weekly
bacteria hotel change 3 times per year.

Dry Rock

Parameters:
77.8 degrees
salinity 1.025
phosphate 0.5
ph 8.0
KH value 8,7 (per aqua forest test pro)

Lighting
Reef casa halo
step 1: 10 am settings A= 0 b=0 c= 0
step 2 16:00 settings A= 100 b= 100 c= 6
step 3 22:00 settings A=0 B= 0 C =0

nitrates?