Hey everyone!
So this tank has been up and running for about two months now.
Everything was going smoothly at first, but then my auto feeder accidentally dumped more food than it should have—and I didn’t catch it right away. Next thing I knew, I had a bloom in the tank. I added a UV sterilizer and some Chemi-Pure to help bring the phosphates down.
Now I’m dealing with a ton of green algae. It’s not hair algae, and it doesn’t look brown enough to be diatoms. It might be green cyano, but honestly, I’m not 100% sure.
Here are my current parameters:
Last night, I removed all the Chemi-Pure and carbon filtration to try increasing nutrient levels, just in case that’s contributing to the issue.
I’ve attached a video of the tank—any help identifying this stuff and figuring out what to do next would be super appreciated. Thanks!
So this tank has been up and running for about two months now.
Everything was going smoothly at first, but then my auto feeder accidentally dumped more food than it should have—and I didn’t catch it right away. Next thing I knew, I had a bloom in the tank. I added a UV sterilizer and some Chemi-Pure to help bring the phosphates down.
Now I’m dealing with a ton of green algae. It’s not hair algae, and it doesn’t look brown enough to be diatoms. It might be green cyano, but honestly, I’m not 100% sure.
Here are my current parameters:
- Nitrate: 0.53
- Phosphate: 0.08
Last night, I removed all the Chemi-Pure and carbon filtration to try increasing nutrient levels, just in case that’s contributing to the issue.
I’ve attached a video of the tank—any help identifying this stuff and figuring out what to do next would be super appreciated. Thanks!
