Lately, I have been dealing with tons of outbreaks in my tank.. I am assuming it is because of all the new rocks and the new tank itself.
I am dealing with a new 220 G display and a 50g sump with a fuge section running chaeto. . Worth mentioning the chaeto has not grown much in the past couple of months since the tank has been up. What does grow is a thick a** layer of turf algae against the walls of the fuge.
I used all the rocks in my previous 90G about 70-80 lb., and placed them in the new tank along with another 90-ish lb. of new unseeded rock.
At first, I noticed lots of diatoms in the sand, and some dinos, mostly on the new rocks that were getting lots of light. I am almost done with that phase, beat it through increasing flow and siphoning/wc's.. I figured there was nothing I can do this was prob just a part of the ugly phase along with some mistakes on my part... (letting nutrients get too low, and some alk/cal swings)
Now I am dealing with a lot of cyano growth. Again, mostly on these new rocks, which spreading onto my coral skeletons... I was thinking same method, scrubbing/siphoning with WCS. Maybe even buying some microbacter7 or some making DIY coral snow? I was gonna buy the stuff today and try that.
Now what I am not sure how to handle is a type of green turf algae that has covered one rock and is starting to kill a zoa frag.
What would be your approach when dealing with all these issues?
(Will get some pics up shortly)
I am dealing with a new 220 G display and a 50g sump with a fuge section running chaeto. . Worth mentioning the chaeto has not grown much in the past couple of months since the tank has been up. What does grow is a thick a** layer of turf algae against the walls of the fuge.
I used all the rocks in my previous 90G about 70-80 lb., and placed them in the new tank along with another 90-ish lb. of new unseeded rock.
At first, I noticed lots of diatoms in the sand, and some dinos, mostly on the new rocks that were getting lots of light. I am almost done with that phase, beat it through increasing flow and siphoning/wc's.. I figured there was nothing I can do this was prob just a part of the ugly phase along with some mistakes on my part... (letting nutrients get too low, and some alk/cal swings)
Now I am dealing with a lot of cyano growth. Again, mostly on these new rocks, which spreading onto my coral skeletons... I was thinking same method, scrubbing/siphoning with WCS. Maybe even buying some microbacter7 or some making DIY coral snow? I was gonna buy the stuff today and try that.
Now what I am not sure how to handle is a type of green turf algae that has covered one rock and is starting to kill a zoa frag.
What would be your approach when dealing with all these issues?
(Will get some pics up shortly)