chuysvt
hi
my levels are ok ..temp is at 77.lights are on for only 7 hours...what can be the problem ..theres good flow.corals are doing really good..the only thing is my sand looks ugly..it green with brown red...i use r/o water
help guy algea problem
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wontonflip
I failed Kobayashi Maru
+1 danny And how old are the lights? Do you have enough flow? You can aim your powerhead to graze the sand a bit more.
Smitty
Reef pro
How deep is your sand bed...because it sounds like your sand may be the issue fueling the algae.
chuysvt
hi
lights are 6 months old..sand is 4"deep...i think a bigger cleaning crew....i dont have that many snails...
chuysvt
hi
i do have flow but not to much because mushrooms dont like flow..
chuysvt
hi
tomorrow i will do a water change try to get all the algea out
aveda6
Newbie Reef
What type of water are you using? I had a terrible time with algae for a few months after moving my tank but it finally cleared up after a large number of RODI water changes. I also noticed that using dry fish food seemed to add to the problem so I switched to purely frozen food. I haven't had a similar outbreak since.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
A 4" sand bed can be problematic. It's not deep enough to be de-nitrifying, but it is deep enough to contribute to water quality problems because stuff is getting trapped in it and it can't be kept clean. 1" to 2" is much better.
chuysvt
hi
will see after i do a water change..
