Still got this problem

[AquamanE]

Sure will,I still dont know wheather or not to suck up the stuff in the sand,which im going to anyway..Looks like crap

If issue is not resolved it will be back in a few days.

 

[Budman's Corals]

I think youve answered your own question.

Too many changes recently to pin point the issue. Too much feeding, vodka, salt change, skimmer, etc....?? Which is the issue? Hard to tell.

PHO4 would have been my first guess, if not for all the other variables. 0.04 might be OK depending on method of testing, but even photometers have a +/- of 0.04, so you could be at 0.08, where algae would likely appear.

Se IMHO, in addition to working out your other variables, plan on adding GFO.

Mind you another variable......if the tank is only a few months old, this might be normal.

tanks year & half old/ hanna checker for phosphates,run dual reactor with carbon/gfo

I knew i should of took it slow,but skimmer i really didn't think would cause anything(thought it would help since vodka dosing need to have a great skimmer) ,Salt now could be..I was only trying to color up some of my sps,which they have alot,but not sure if its from vodka or salt..

 

[Budman's Corals]

If issue is not resolved it will be back in a few days.

It does cause last week i sucked it up and it came back

 

[AquamanE]

What made you want to dose vodka?

 

[Budman's Corals]

What made you want to dose vodka?

This
http://www.melevsreef.com/vodka_dosing.html

and This

[URL="http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2008-08/nftt/"]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2008-08/nftt/


an[/URL]d people on here doing it,cheaper the bio-pellets

 

[AquamanE]

This
http://www.melevsreef.com/vodka_dosing.html

and This

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2008-08/nftt/


and people on here doing it,cheaper the bio-pellets

Budman- I didnt mean it as a criticism. Those are both very good articles by very bright and experienced folks.

Its just that in this hobby you have to make changes slowly. We get hung up on what so and so says, and this "article i read", and before you know it you are making constant changes, and dont know where to turn when something isn't going right.

Trust me, ive been doing this 20 years, and sometime have to consciously slow myself down. If you do that you will find the solution to your algae. I guarantee you it will be simpler that you ever thought.

Example- I few years ago my 95% SPS tank was taking a down turn. I couldn't figure it out. Corals that had grown from frags to colonies over 4 years started dwindling to nothing. With in 1-2 months: I changed bulbs (manufacturers, wattages, etc), I changed salts, I bought a $300 photometer for phosphates, I redid my fuge, changed mud, deleted mud, re added mud, etc. Did huge water changes in addition to my 10% weekly. Nothing was working. Frustrated one day waiting for my RO/DI to make more water for the next water change i noticed my 75G per day RO/DI was not meeting that capacity. It was making a quarter of that. I unplugged the input and noticed a red tinged dribble coming out of it, instead of the city water pressure I expected. I check the main valve, lol and behold, it was not fully open. Did I forget to fully open when I changed RO/DI filters, did my water pressure change?, I dont know, but after fixing this unforeseen issue the few corals I had left that had browned out, came back to life with in a few DAYS. Unfortunately I ended up with a bigger grave yard.

Long story short. Look at the easy stuff first before getting into the more complicated issues.

Sorry for the rant, I just tired my self with typing LOL>.

 

[Budman's Corals]

Budman- I didnt mean it as a criticism. Those are both very good articles by very bright and experienced folks.

Its just that in this hobby you have to make changes slowly. We get hung up on what so and so says, and this "article i read", and before you know it you are making constant changes, and dont know where to turn when something isn't going right.

Trust me, ive been doing this 20 years, and sometime have to consciously slow myself down. If you do that you will find the solution to your algfae. I guarantee ytou it will be simpler that you ever thought.

Example- I few years ago my 95% SPS tank was taking a down turn. I coudlnt fiqure it out. Corals that had grown from frags to colonies over 4 years started dwindling to nothing. With in 1-2 months: I changed bulbs (manufacturers, wattages, etc), I changed salts, I bought a $300 photometer for phosphates, I redid my fuge, changed mud, deleted mud, readded mud, etc. Did huge water changes in addition to my 10% weekly. Nothing was working. Frustrated one day waiting for my RO/DI to make more water for the next water change i noticed my 75G per day RO/DI was not meeting that capacity. It was making a quarter of that. I unplugged the input and noticed a red tinged dribble coming out of it, instead of the city water pressure I expected. I check the main valve, lol and behold, it was not fully open. Did I forget to fully open when I changed RO/DI filters, did my water pressure change?, I dont know, but after fixing this unforseen issue the few corals I had left that had browned out, came back to life with in a few DAYS. Unfoutrunbitly I ended up with a bigger grave yard.

Long story short. Look at the easy stuff first before getting into the more complicated issues.

Sorry for the rant, I just tired my self with typing LOL>.

I didnt think you were criticizing me..Trust me Ill take all the advice anyone gives me ,and i really appreciate your input..Ive only been in it year and half and i see your point of views..I know this is a hobby that you have to have patience. Your right I read to much and im at ah over what i read and i think to myself i can do that.Maybe i should stop dosing and try to do it a normal way but i see so many peple using bio pellets (there i go again seeing other people)

Dont u have a pressure gauge on your RO/DI unit?

Now im stuck at what to do ..lol

 

[NanaReefer]

4yrs reefing here! Have NEVER used a reactor of any kind. Have NEVER dosed Vodka or anything like it. (except inna White Russian) No I'm not keeping sps but....I've never had cyano nor hair algae. I got color and major growth! :)
Not bragging...well maybe a little :) But just want you to know that keeping it simple works too ;)

 

[mike007]

I use Redsea nopox only. I only dose a little each day and have been doing this for several months. Great product keeps everything in check. Go to Redsea.com and watch there videos they are very informative.

 

[mike007]

Carbon dosing will bring nitrates and phosphates down. I prefer to drink my vodka so thats why i use Redsea nopox. It is easy to dose and works great. I was using a liquid coral food once a week and started getting a green algae on rocks and substrate. I could not understand why because all my parameters were excellent. I quit dosing it and within about 3 days the algae has totaly vanished. That tells me that these excess nutrients were causing this. Now i will only feed maybe once a month. I was running 3 hydros and recently switched to ecotech mp 40's. Exspensive upgrade but well worth it.

 

[Budman's Corals]

Carbon dosing will bring nitrates and phosphates down. I prefer to drink my vodka so thats why i use Redsea nopox. It is easy to dose and works great. I was using a liquid coral food once a week and started getting a green algae on rocks and substrate. I could not understand why because all my parameters were excellent. I quit dosing it and within about 3 days the algae has totaly vanished. That tells me that these excess nutrients were causing this. Now i will only feed maybe once a month. I was running 3 hydros and recently switched to ecotech mp 40's. Exspensive upgrade but well worth it.

I sure want to get them mp40 im doing th ehydor with the wavecontroller unit
i know them mp make a huge diff,,

I drink my vodka (*Goose)and give tank Aristocrap lol