The new tank is up and running for two months now, but boy am I having a hard time with green algae, not hair algae but just the green films, started about two weks ago. I did a 50 gallon change on Sunday, but no difference. I am running 2 of 3 250 watt halides for less than 6 hours a day, and 32 watt T5's aqua sylvania's. The lights are about 10 inches above the water. The feeding is relativly low, but just can't beat the glass algae problem.
I am wondering if my Aqua safe RO/DI which is new is just not pulling the weight I was hoping for, but mind you I have not bought a TDS meter yet.
I have about 15 turbo snails , and other inhabitants so far are a smaller Naso Tang, pair of tomoatoe clowns, and a hawk fish, I havn't hooked up the UV Sterilizer yet, but any suggestions sure would be appreciated. I am running a Deltec reactor with fresh carbon?
Tests are
PO4 <5
Ammonia- Trace or less depending on the day
Nitrate <5
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280 display 72x36x26- 90 gal sump. Aqua medic t5000 skimmer, Aqua Medic 3x250 w 10k and 14 k and t5's. Tunze wave box, UV and phosban reactors in sump. Tank is just started as of Feb 01 08.
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