i need some advise??

[ronboy]

hi, my name is ron boyer and i live in spokane,wa.i am new to this site and dont really know how it works yet!!i have a 150 gallon that i have had for 2 years.i am always looking for advise from someone who knows more that me."wich isnt a hole lot" there are some things i need help with so please i am all ears

[McCrary]

I don't know a whole lot but I may be able to help you, what did you need help with?

[Bifferwine]

Hello and welcome! If you have some specific questions, ask away, and we'll help you out as best we can.

[ronboy]

well i have a problem with green algae,and phosphates.i had a water test done today and my phosphates are at 1.5,my oxygen was low"i have a skimmer",and organics were 3,and boron was 2.6, any suggestion's???

[Bifferwine]

Algae is fueled by nitrates and phosphates. You need to find the source of the nitrates and/or phosphates to get rid of the algae.

How many fish do you have? What kind of fish are they? What do you feed them and how often?

How often do you do water changes and how large of a water change do you do? Where do you get your new water from (i.e. RODI water, tap water, bottled water, etc)?

How long do you leave your lights on for each day?

As for your dissolved oxygen being low, do you have any powerheads? If so, where are they positioned? Do you have a glass cover on your tank, or is it open? Do you have a sump or refugium?

[Aries85]

Hi and welcome to the site. Feel free to ask any questions there you may have.

Also like Biff said we will need a little more information to be able to help you out there.

[HAWKS12thMAN]

welcome to the reef!

[ReefKeeper]

welcome aboard, we need the answers to ALL of Biffs questions before we can accurately help you with the problem.

[ronboy]

the fish i have are, 1 blue tang,1 bi-color angel,1 percula clown,3 pink anthius,1 dragon gobie,1 blue line trigger...i feed them a mix of chopped krill,formula1 cubes,chopped shrimp,seaweed select...twice a day "a half teaspoon full in morning & afternoon"
i do a 20% water change every 2 weeks.."tapwater"

my lights are on for 10 hours a day

i have 2 6oo g.p.h. power heads in each corner of the back of the tank along with a protein skimmer and a aqua clear 110 filter...no sump

the tank is open not coverd

[ronboy]

i was using keny marine products "turbo calcium,iodine,strontium,ect" and i was told to not use kent marine.i am now using mark weiss products. so now i use reef vital dna,calcium vital plus,coral boost,"salifert strontium",advanced iodine by brightwell....when i was using kent marine i added everything like the lables directions and my levels were(calcium 418,strontium 8,iodine.01,magnesium 1146,boron 2.6) will this change using what i am currently using??