Rapid film algae growth

[Doug]

Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic

Haven't read the whole thread, but how old are the bulbs? What type of bulbs? Could be the k has changed & is fueling algae growth more than coral growth.

Hi Anthony. Its a fairly new 150w 14k DE.

Originally Posted by MrsBugmaster

Maybe it is Dinoflagellates. If it is, the more water changes the worse it get. Here is a thread you can read about it.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1619925

Not dino. Thanks. Its just film algae on the glass, {green} and shows as a brown type on my rock. Both easily wipe off.

Originally Posted by chris88

the info giving is to complicated. Its simple, you have an excess of nutrients in your water column, its not the bulbs at all. Feed less, skim more, issue solved. Start dosing vinegar or growing chateo to remove the excess nutrients. Skimm wet and reduce your feeding to every second day. It will solve itsefl, something probably died, you overfeed, or your introducing something negative to your tank.

The info is not to complicated. I have been at it for 35 yrs. and reefing for 20. I think everyone is just offering their experience with algae problems, trying to help me find the solution.
Yeppers something did die. A whole whack of acro,s. Not going to light my sump for algae. If I did something like that I would use my ATS thats sitting in the shed. Of course thats not a likely scenario in the small room my little tanks in. For sure a refugium/algae filter is a good idea. Its just not conducive to my current set up. I am skimming wet.

As for feeding, I have been feeding the same way for ages. I do overfeed, no doubt but am a believer in it. Of course filtration needs to keep up. My clowns are 8yrs. old and have been fed the same way everyday. I,m watching it a bit now though.

So I dont think its feeding related but watching the amount that goes in for now. My skimmer gets dumped almost daily. I have never used vodka, {well at least for an aquarium}. I will most likely use pellets if following that route. I have read most of the sps vodka dosing threads on RC.

I started 200ml gfo last night and removed my remaining two corals to a friends. Just had the lights on for a couple hrs. today. Poor clowns are confused or spawning again, not sure which.

Its definitely not a standard nutrient build up in a tank from to much feeding or insufficient filtration. At least I dont think it is. Something is or was introduced into the tank,
either from the salt mix/ro water
the co-op water
the pollution from dead stinking acros.
something wrong with this batch of carbon/gfo I was using.
last but not least, I dont have a clue....

Thanks for the ideas people.