Hey all, I've been having an issue with green hair algae growing in my tank for the past two weeks or so. Really all started when I went away on a quick 2 day vacation. But the algae is starting to take over my tank, and I'm hoping for some guided help with dealing with it.
Goals are to get the growth of it down to a minimum, keep it down, and get it off of my green star polyp mat without killing the gsp.
My main concerns right now are trying to reduce nutrient loads and excess feedings, and reduce the light in the tank without causing problems for the corals.
Using the API test kits, water parameters are;
NH3: 0
NO2: 0
NO3: 40-80ppm
*F: 72.
I am going to pick up a phosphate kit today, but otherwise the chems have been pretty stable for the past few months.
Lights are Current USA Orbit IC's. They turn on at 8 am and off at 8 pm, with colors at R: 75, G: 80, B: 100, W: 80. The side of the tank with less light is definetly growing less algae, but how low or how little light can i actally use. Thanks for the help all.
Goals are to get the growth of it down to a minimum, keep it down, and get it off of my green star polyp mat without killing the gsp.
My main concerns right now are trying to reduce nutrient loads and excess feedings, and reduce the light in the tank without causing problems for the corals.
Using the API test kits, water parameters are;
NH3: 0
NO2: 0
NO3: 40-80ppm
*F: 72.
I am going to pick up a phosphate kit today, but otherwise the chems have been pretty stable for the past few months.
Lights are Current USA Orbit IC's. They turn on at 8 am and off at 8 pm, with colors at R: 75, G: 80, B: 100, W: 80. The side of the tank with less light is definetly growing less algae, but how low or how little light can i actally use. Thanks for the help all.