newbie please advise

[RicePaddy]

I do not see any cleaners, ie snails in the picture?? I had tones of green algae in the Reef Ready area of my tank. Two snails cleaned it right up.

Will

[Jevon Yacyshyn]

What kind of snails?

[Murminator]

Looks like diatoms or dinoflageletts ...aka green snot cut back on the lights 4-5 hrs/day lots of water changes and cut back on feeding it will be gone

HTH

Oh and welcome to the board

[Murminator]

Snails won't touch it

[Jevon Yacyshyn]

Thanks.
I will try this.

[Clown]

Originally Posted by Murminator

Looks like diatoms or dinoflageletts ...aka green snot cut back on the lights 4-5 hrs/day lots of water changes and cut back on feeding it will be gone

HTH

Oh and welcome to the board

Had the same problem you doing water top offs/changes from the city water?
if you are you should put a bit of Prime in your tank