A little algae help

• Jan 28, 2014

• #1

Harleylay

Reefing newb

I currently have a well established 29 gal nano cube. My water tests are right on I do water changes every 2 weeks 12gal. My livestock is scooter Benny, 2 clowns, 2green chromis, 1blue spotted puffer and cleaning crew and emerald crab. I feed once a day. I keep getting red algae growing and don't know why I remove when I do water changes. Does anybody know why I keep getting this and how to fix it? I have used chemi clean before. Thanks

 

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• Jan 28, 2014

• #2

Steveg229

Addicted

Cyano algae is caused from excess nutrients and/or too little flow. What I would do, is decrease feedings to every other day, and increase water changes to once a week until it is gone. Try to remove as much of the cyano as possible every water change. It will take some time, but be diligent and it will go away. Good luck.

 

• Jan 28, 2014

• #3

Sakura2282

Reef lover!!!

+1

 

• Jan 28, 2014

• #4

Harleylay

Reefing newb

So dropping the feeding down to every other day will be ok. Do I need to put more food than usual when I do feed since I'm skipping a day?

 

• Jan 28, 2014

• #5

Aquarian

Reef pro

No, if you feed more food less often you can cause more problems or there will be no change. Feed the same just skip a day, in the wild most fish do not eat every day. They have to hunt and scavenge for food so missing a day will not hurt them.

Where are you getting your water, and what are you using for water?

 

• Jan 28, 2014

• #6

Harleylay

Reefing newb

I buy my water pre mixed at gerbers in Dayton.

 

• Jan 28, 2014

• #7

Aquarian

Reef pro

When I had my fish only tank I mixed my water from tap water. I always had cyano problems,

 

• Jan 28, 2014

• #8

R

reefnoob

Reefing newb

And also try cutting back your lighting for a couple hours a day.