Too much algae?

[Myka]

The answer to your algae problems is likely due to some of your maintenance habits. Take the time to write down all your daily maintenance, weekly maintenance, monthly maintenance...everything you do to your tank and how often. Include amounts like size of waterchanges (what brand salt?), the kind of source water you use (tap? store bought? your own RO/DI?), amount of food and type (how often? how much? frozen? flake? pellet? liquid?), dosing of any additives, etc. Also include brand names, and product names (carbon? phosphate media?). List all specs - all testing from the last 6 months; ph, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, phosphate, calcium, alkalinity, and magnesium. Also salinity, temperature, lighting hours, hardware (sump? skimmer?), bulb brands, last time bulbs changed, etc. Don't leave anything out.


All of these listed could be contributing, and we can likely pinpoint the cause if you do this.