jcegt87
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:shock:what should i do
im starting to show signs of hair algae
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Bifferwine
I am a girl
Keep up with water parameters. Totally normal for a new tank. Run some phosphate removal media in a canister filter or anywhere that water is forced through it. Don't overfeed. Use only RODI water. Feed only frozen.
jcegt87
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Bifferwine
I am a girl
That should help a lot. Algae is caused by high nitrates and high phosphates. If you remove phosphates from the water, the algae should start dying off.
Thaw your frozen food before use and only feed the particles not the liquid. The fish will not eat the liquids so it is just gonna turn into pure algae food. Do you have hermits or something to eat the algae yet? Have you done any water changes since cycling? What are your tanks water parameters, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate? More specific information will result in more specific and more substantiate replies.
jcegt87
Dude Dude DUDE!!!!!!
I have 2 hermits
I did a 10gallon water change satusay
parameters are
trite ~15
trate 5
ammonia 0
ph 8.1
salinity 1.025
I think he frozen food is what's doing it cause. I jus drop the frozen food in
jcegt87
Dude Dude DUDE!!!!!!
I'll start thawing my food from now on
I also feed crispy flakes which they love and I monitor while they eat
For my goby and hermits I give algae waffers and sinking pellets
I also feed crispy flakes which they love and I monitor while they eat
For my goby and hermits I give algae waffers and sinking pellets
UnderwaterWorld
Reef enthusiast
you shouldn't have any nitrite, that's really bad for the things in ur tank!
Doc
I don't work for anybody
nitrites are fish poison dude. You will lose things fast if you keep having them. feed frozen only, not flakes.
get yourself two mexican turbo snails. they MUNCH on short hair algae.
-Doc
get yourself two mexican turbo snails. they MUNCH on short hair algae.
-Doc
hobbyguy
Reefing newb
i seen you have a 75 gal tank you need alot more than just 2 hermits more like at least 40 to 50 of them with alot a empty extra shells the more hermit crabs you have the more control on algae as they are tank cleaners that seems like alot but if you have alot of live rock they will go to work and you will not see them much due to they will go up in the holes of the rock to eat that algae good luck red legs are the best
Your still cycling! Do some water changes to minimize the nitrite. You must have some biological system by now, just an inadequate one. Do not feed any more than every two or three days until you read consistent zero nitrite. Your fish will not starve to death in a week or en days of minimal food , but feeding them evey day or even more will kill them with appreciable levels of nitrite. Using some Amquel would not be a bad idea. It will not remove anything but it should make any ammonia and nitrite non toxic. Do NOT add any snails, crabs or any other life forms until you have no nitrites without using water changes.
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hobbyguy
Reefing newb
never mind
Reefgyrl
Reefing newb
if feeding frozen, put your food in a brine net and rinse, then add to the tank. This will help tremendously.
nudy6969
RUSTYS BROWN DOUGHNUT
i heard phosguard contains aluminum that is bad for ur tank, i use phoszorb and so far its wrking good.
Doc
I don't work for anybody
If it does have aluminum, it hasn't killed my corals or fish yet. Over three years, every day, all day, changed once a month. Just my opinion.
-Doc
Doc
I don't work for anybody
Not necessarily. I have heard from others much smarter than I that there is undesirables in the phosguard. I am just too stupid to change when my tank looks like this when running it all the time....
Just my :twocents: :mrgreen:
-Doc
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