Can paint fuel phosphates?

[Reefnewb]

No. Leeching is leacheing.
More likely it's a photosynthetic organisim.

But that couldn't cause up and down phosphates?

 

[Reefnewb]

Here's another clue to the puzzle.... when I am lazy about replacing GFO and it's all been used the problem will get 3x worse until I replace GFO. So wouldn't that be a sign that phosphates are fueling the problem?

 

[reeferfoxx]

Yeah I can't see a clear picture of what you are dealing with? Is it growing on the rocks or just the sand and glass?

 

[Reefnewb]

Yeah I can't see a clear picture of what you are dealing with? Is it growing on the rocks or just the sand and glass?

I know... all the pics I take show barley anything. It's on both... it's there day and night, once mid day comes around tho the sand bed and rocks will start to release bubbles all over the tank. The only way I can describe it is it kinda looks like clear green hair algae.

 

[reeferfoxx]

clear green hair algae

I've seen this before. It was new to me then and it's still new to me. MY GUESS is it's exactly what it looks like. It's not chrysophytes. This is more plant based. Almost like it's missing iron or some type of chlorophyll.

What I do know!? Is flucanozole fixes it. @ReeferMadness80G

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Here's another clue to the puzzle.... when I am lazy about replacing GFO and it's all been used the problem will get 3x worse until I replace GFO. So wouldn't that be a sign that phosphates are fueling the problem?

Yup. It's quite likely it's feeding on phosphates. But likely not a bacteria.

What is your po4 at currently?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I've seen this before. It was new to me then and it's still new to me. MY GUESS is it's exactly what it looks like. It's not chrysophytes. This is more plant based. Almost like it's missing iron or some type of chlorophyll.

What I do know!? Is flucanozole fixes it. @ReeferMadness80G

Yup. Many many brown algaes out there.

 

[reeferfoxx]

He asked for help here. (might look the same?)
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/can-anyone-id-this-algae-clear-ha.294890/

Told me in another thread...

I posted this a while back, these are pics from his tank. I'm not an algae expert but was told it was chrysophytes. I gave him some fluconazole just to see if it would work, we didn't do any science. He didn't do anything else to the tank tho, in a few weeks it was gone. Can anyone ID this algae?? Clear HA??!

https://www.reef2reef.com/index.php?threads/Can-anyone-ID-this-algae??-Clear-HA??!.294890/

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I've seen this before. It was new to me then and it's still new to me. MY GUESS is it's exactly what it looks like. It's not chrysophytes. This is more plant based. Almost like it's missing iron or some type of chlorophyll.

What I do know!? Is flucanozole fixes it. @ReeferMadness80G

And thanks for taking a look.

 

[reeferfoxx]

I hope that helps! I've delt with and are dealing with similar types of frustrations. ;Blackeye

 

[Reefnewb]

I already didn't Fluconazole about a month ago for bryopsis and it got rid of it but then this came. Phosphates are anywhere between 5-60ppb depending on time of day. My plan is to figure out the phosphate problem then use flucon to kill the remaining algae.... but I cannot find the source of the phosphates hahhaah

 

[Reefnewb]

@reeferfoxx @saltyfilmfolks thanks for all the help guys! I really appreciate it! I just don't know what to do. Lol

 

[reeferfoxx]

I already didn't Fluconazole about a month ago for bryopsis and it got rid of it but then this came.

;Stop

You did a fluconazole treatment already and then this?

 

[ReeferMadness80G]

I'm here to the rescue! Lol hold up, my buddy who was having this same issue just sent me these.
Before

After adding UV sterilizer

Haven't read this whole thread yet, give me a minute, the wife just set a grilled cheese in my lap, and his currently giving me that look as I'm typing this!

 

[Reefnewb]

;Stop

You did a fluconazole treatment already and then this?

Yup this came about a month later. Lol iv had these phosphates the whole time the tank was set up tho.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I already didn't Fluconazole about a month ago for bryopsis and it got rid of it but then this came. Phosphates are anywhere between 5-60ppb depending on time of day. My plan is to figure out the phosphate problem then use flucon to kill the remaining algae.... but I cannot find the source of the phosphates hahhaah

Ppb?

Mine is higher at .25
What test are you using.

 

[Reefnewb]

Ppb?

Mine is higher at .25
What test are you using.

Yes 60ppb which is .18ppm and it's with a Hanna ULR

 

[Reefnewb]

@saltyfilmfolks @reeferfoxx huge break in the case of leaching phosphates!! So there was a maxijet pump that I had in my one overflow to pump water out of the overflow because it wasn't being used and I didn't want the water to sit stagnant. Attached to the pump was 3/8 RODI tubing from Lowe's. Apparently when the light came on it would break down the tubing and cause it to leach phosphate.... not sure how but ever since I took that tubing out my phosphate has been below 10ppb and the bubbles coming from the sand are less and less by the day. The glass has been cleaner. Still gonna cross my fingers that it was the culprit.... hope this helps anyone that wants to use this type of tubing on their tank....

 

[Reefnewb]

Here is a picture of the culprit....