What kind of algea?
- Thread starter darrenahenson
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bjohanson1234
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Looks like cyano to me. What kind of flow do you have in your tank?
What are the parameters? Nitrates? Phosphates? Nitrites?
What kind of water do you use for your water changes?
How often do you do water changes?
How large are the water changes?
What are the parameters? Nitrates? Phosphates? Nitrites?
What kind of water do you use for your water changes?
How often do you do water changes?
How large are the water changes?
darrenahenson
Reefing newb
It's a 30 gallon tank. I mix ro with Red Sea coral pro. I have two korilias, 550 and a 425. I do a 5gallon water change twice a week. Nitrates, nitrites, ammonia are 0. Ph was 8 the last time I checked. I also have a 14 k led that runs about 10 hours
bjohanson1234
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Could also be diatoms.
Which feed off silicates. Which usually come from the substrate or water.
How old is the tank?
What kind of substrate is it?
Where do you get the RO?
If you make it yourself, how old is your filter media?
Which feed off silicates. Which usually come from the substrate or water.
How old is the tank?
What kind of substrate is it?
Where do you get the RO?
If you make it yourself, how old is your filter media?
darrenahenson
Reefing newb
The tank is about 8 months old. It's the live argonate substrate. I buy the water from a local ssltwater fish store
Aquarian
Reef pro
Do you have a TDS meter? You should test the or water from the LFS they don't always change out their media as often as they should.
darrenahenson
Reefing newb
I tested the to water and turns out it's the same as my tank. .25 ish. Any ideas for where to go from here????????? B
Aquarian
Reef pro
Your tank and the RO water have a TDS of .25 ish?
Or is that .25 ish of nitrate?
The TDS of your tank should be off the charts due to the salt .25 ish would be fresh water.
Sorry if I'm confused.
Or is that .25 ish of nitrate?
The TDS of your tank should be off the charts due to the salt .25 ish would be fresh water.
Sorry if I'm confused.
darrenahenson
Reefing newb
I'm not sure what a TSS
Meter is. The reading on phosphate I got using an API test kit was .25, the same as the ro water
Meter is. The reading on phosphate I got using an API test kit was .25, the same as the ro water
Aquarian
Reef pro
TDS is total dissolved solids
Your algae looks like cyano and diatoms.
Your tank is .25 ppm in 30 gallons of water, and the RO is .25 ppm in how many gallons?
I would suggest letting your LFS know about the phosphate in their RO water. And maybe look for a second source for water. Your water change schedule is more than enough to bring the phosphate down assuming you can find RO water that's testing 0 phosphate
Keep in mind that algae need nitrate and phosphate to grow, you my be reading 0 nitrate because the algae is using them up.
Your algae looks like cyano and diatoms.
Your tank is .25 ppm in 30 gallons of water, and the RO is .25 ppm in how many gallons?
I would suggest letting your LFS know about the phosphate in their RO water. And maybe look for a second source for water. Your water change schedule is more than enough to bring the phosphate down assuming you can find RO water that's testing 0 phosphate
Keep in mind that algae need nitrate and phosphate to grow, you my be reading 0 nitrate because the algae is using them up.
darrenahenson
Reefing newb
Thanks. It was a 5 gallon bucket of ro that I tested. I'm going to call them tomorrow but they will deny it. I asked them about it before and I was told it has 0 phosphates. I'm stumped on where to get to water now
Aquarian
Reef pro
@AnthonyTheNewbie may be able to help you with places to get RO he is in NJ as well
darrenahenson
Reefing newb
OK, thanks. Any help is greatly appreciated. The only other thing that I can do is get an RO unit. I dont even know where to start with them...
darrenahenson
Reefing newb
So I called the store and was told that they only use a TDS and dont test for phosphates. I let them know about the high phosphate levels and they just thanked me.
kbuser92
Breeder
@Aquarian
WHOAH! Since when can we do that?!?!
And yes, chat with @AnthonyTheNewbie (that's cool...) to see about water. I agree that its phosphates.
WHOAH! Since when can we do that?!?!
And yes, chat with @AnthonyTheNewbie (that's cool...) to see about water. I agree that its phosphates.
darrenahenson
Reefing newb
So I am still struggling with the phosphates. I have turned the lights off in the tank. Any other ideas? I am doing a 5 gallon water change every other day as well using only the RO water purchased from the local store. Any ideas?????
ErinCahir
Sausage Wrangler
Not to be rude, but you JUST started this post on Tuesday. It takes time to bring your levels down. Just be patient. It'll get there.
In the meantime, you can always cut back on feeding, and make sure you're only feeding high quality food (read: not pellets or flakes).
In the meantime, you can always cut back on feeding, and make sure you're only feeding high quality food (read: not pellets or flakes).
Aquarian
Reef pro
Do what?
kbuser92
Breeder
The tags like on facebook.
Aquarian
Reef pro
Oh it was part of the new software pretty cool huh
