When will it stop ????

Sam1969 · #1 04-26-2009, 03:55 AM

I have been battling all kinds of algae for months now ... have got the hair algae beaten .. phew .. and most of the other algae is now beaten or under control .. but I now am having a problem with what I think is cyano, it starts as a reddish brown coloring on my sand and then as time goes on it turns to a darker red then to a brown.

I have been doing large water changes once a week ( 50% on main tank and 90% on sump ) for 3 weeks now and its not getting any better in fact my anemone is looking very sick and starting to turn green on some of his tenticles. I am very concerned and wondering what else I can do to beat this before it kills my anemone.

mike31154 · #2 04-26-2009, 04:02 AM

If your anemone is a GBTA, the tentacles turning green might be a good thing. How long have you had it and what colour was it when you purchased it? What kind of water are you using, tap or RO/DI?

Sam1969 · #3 04-26-2009, 04:04 AM

I have had it since january and it was very pink when I got .

mike31154 · #4 04-26-2009, 04:46 AM

So it was sold as a rose bubble tip? If so, then turning green might not be good. Did you get it from a reputable source? And it would be useful to know how long your set up has been running.

paddyob · #5 04-26-2009, 08:38 AM

I had some algae issues.ca And kh Were always low.i had to start testing and dosing Daily.i have a 20 Gallon And i dose alternate days at a much higher then recommended amount. i dose 1.5 tsp Of ca One day and 1.5 Of kh The next. i do get some sand surface algae but not bad. before it was an eye sore. this is probably something you have looked at but that helped mine. increasing your CUC. my tank has about Ten assorted hermits, 1 cerith 2 nassarious 2 turbos 3 mexican trocha 1 astrea. g'l.

paddyob · #6 04-26-2009, 08:39 AM

Is it a newer tank?