How do reduce this type of algae ?

[twiatr2001]

I read it's 2-5 years. My tap is 350, afte...

I've had impurities come through the membrane and tds still showed zero, looks like the algae is growing on the back pane, not on rock work or sand, that's because the bacteria to fight it is in the rocks and sand, ie substrate

 

[Hallowhead]

I read it's 2-5 years. My tap is 350, afte...

I've had impurities come through the membrane and tds still showed zero, looks like the algae is growing on the back pane, not on rock work or sand, that's because the bacteria to fight it is in the rocks and sand, ie substrate

So y'all think like Dr tims or biospira ?

When the lights are off at night I can see zillions of pods swimming around so there is definitely good bacteria for them to be healthy

 

[twiatr2001]

So y'all think like Dr tims or biospira ? ...

Those will work, I've had his luck with micro bacter 7

 

[KrisReef]

So y'all think like Dr tims or biospira ?

When the lights are off at night I can see zillions of pods swimming around so there is definitely good bacteria for them to be healthy

Even though the back wall looks funny I don’t think I would be in a hurry to get rid of it. It looks like a good place for microbial growth and getting rid of it could wack the pod population as they lose their habitat.

Does it siphon off easily? If it does I would only clean a little bit at a time. It’s got a purpose.

 

[Steven Garland]

Beef up your CUC (Stomatella,2-3 Mex Turbos,Collonista,Margarita) dose some MB7,monitor nitrates and phosphates and keep them steady.

 

[Hallowhead]

Beef up your CUC (Stomatella,2-3 Mex Turbos,Collonista,Margarita) dose some MB7,monitor nitrates and phosphates and keep them steady.

CUC was just beefed up yesterday, so hopefully that helps and gonna get some beneficial bacteria cooking

 

[Steven Garland]

What all did you order ? Within a week or 2 you should be good.

I have 3 mex turbi snails,5 blue leg hermits,5 cerith snails in my 10g and I have literally 0 algae,besides what gets on the glass. Rocks and sand are all suoer clear. I feed super heavy and nitrates are at 8-10 phosphate is at .05-.08,a lot of light and a 11hr light schedule.

 

[Hallowhead]

I bought
12 astrea
4 nassarius to add to my 5
2 Mexican turbo
2 trochus

My nitrates are high and I'm trying to lower them naturally

 

[I never finish anythi]

I read it's 2-5 years. My tap is 350, after the membrane is 9 and after resi it's 0. So it's working as intended. I would agree the membrane needs to be replaced in the next year or so. But that's not going to cause this algae

I definitely wouldn't go over a year without changing the membrane. 3 to 5 is insane imo.

 

[Hallowhead]

I definitely wouldn't go over a year without changing the membrane. 3 to 5 in insane imo.

Okay okay y'all I get a new one haha

 

[I never finish anythi]

Okay okay y'all I get a new one haha

Maybe get a tuxedo urchin or 2.

 

[Hallowhead]

Maybe get a tuxedo urchin or 2.

I have 1 already. He's golf ball sized.

 

[Hallowhead]

Continues to come back without fail, any other ideas

 

[Peair]

Howdy

I can't seem to understand what this algae is and how to limit / reduce / eradicate entirely

I had one of my tanks looking like that, but most of my parameters were in range, I removed my fish and corals to another tank, kept some snails and crabs, and I lowered the lights very low for about two months, and about 95% is gone, I now adjusted my spectrum and started putting fish and corals back in and things looking nicer for about a month now, I just don't like adding dam chemicals to my tanks unless I really have to.

 

[Hallowhead]

I think I'd try chemicals at this point

 

[Hallowhead]

A photo for reference

 

[Reef.]

Okay okay y'all I get a new one haha

I’m with you, as long as your tap water tds is around 200 or more, 9 tds after the membrane shows its working within spec if its a 96% rejection rated membrane, if 98% then yes it needs replacing if starting tds is around 200…use your money on something else.

To be honest, looks like a cleaning issue to me, hard to say for sure as the picture looks like it has a lot of reflections but most tanks would look like that if not cleaned in a few weeks, clean the powerheads and scrape the glass is probably as much as you need to do.

 

[Hallowhead]

I use a tooth brush on the power heads every other week and once a month water changes

I'll scrape the back glass more, it's also loaded with pods tho

 

[Reef.]

I use a tooth brush on the power heads every other week and once a month water changes

I'll scrape the back glass more, it's also loaded with pods tho

Thing is if you win the battle you are fighting the pods wont be there anyway as the algae would be gone, they will soon find a home in your rocks etc a much better place for them.

You are basically clean up crew, if your tank can grow corals it will grow algae no getting away from that, remove it and eat or cover the space with corals etc to reduce the area it has to grow, is the way to keep it under control.

If the pink in the photo I see is coralline algae your tank looks very healthy going by that, I wouldn’t be adding chemicals to rid the tank of something that will grow back and mess up the tank.

You are lucky where the algae is, very easy to remove, you could even leave it and try and accept it is another option, better there than on the rocks.

 

[Hallowhead]

Thing is if you win the battle you are fighting the pods wont be there anyway as the algae would be gone, they will soon find a home in your rocks etc a much better place for them.

You are basically clean up crew, if your tank can grow corals it will grow algae no getting away from that, remove it and eat or cover the space with corals etc to reduce the area it has to grow, is the way to keep it under control.

If the pink in the photo I see is coralline algae your tank looks very healthy going by that, I wouldn’t be adding chemicals to rid the tank of something that will grow back and mess up the tank.

You are lucky where the algae is, very easy to remove, you could even leave it and try and accept it is another option, better there than on the rocks.

The rocks are covered in Coraline I have a tuxedo to help keep it at bay but it quickly regrows. It's strange though my actual corals don't have as much success.

I'd like to avoid chemicals for sure, always cause more issues. I'll just have a higher level of husbandry to scrape and suck the back wall more consistently