Guys I'm so discouraged, P***** Off, ready to give up

[wmcinnes]

Okay, easy does it! No need to panic. The friendly folk of Canreef will help you through this.

First things first, what are your parameters that you are getting with your test kits. Calcium, Magnesium, Alkalinity, Salinity, Phosphate, Nitrate??

If the water is green like you say, a large water change ~50% may be in order.

Also, I am curious as to what kind of 'filter' you are talking about..? If you have a sump w/ protein skimmer. And are running some sort of carbon/GFO media you should be good without one. Canister filters tend to do more wrong than right when it comes to a reef tank. They have been coined the name 'Nitrate Factories'.

The picture of your tank shows me promise, so I would not worry too much. It can get turned around.

[Northernseacorals]

Do not fret about the canister filter, I've used them exclusively on reef tanks in the past with no problems, your filter is just fine

As another member said, I would look into a larger water change and possibly run a little carbon and GFO (Granulated Ferric Oxide) double check your temperature settings; also if possible try another test kit.

[Nizzmo]

perhaps some of your filter media wasn't properly cleaned prior to putting it in the tank? I've seen stuff like that before in my tanks if I don't wash them good... But it eventually goes away...

[wmcinnes]

The fact that her tank cleared up when the lights were out for a month and then went bad again after they were turned on leads me to believe that it is a nitrate or phosphate problem

[mandyplo]

Originally Posted by Northernseacorals

Do not fret about the canister filter, I've used them exclusively on reef tanks in the past with no problems, your filter is just fine

As another member said, I would look into a larger water change and possibly run a little carbon and GFO (Granulated Ferric Oxide) double check your temperature settings; also if possible try another test kit.

I am running carbon and gfo I stated that in my post.

[Northernseacorals]

Originally Posted by mandyplo

I am running carbon and gfo I stated that in my post.

right you are...

[KevinK]

Originally Posted by Northernseacorals

right you are...

+ 1 at east you try to get the food forthe algae out of the water. But I'm a bit baffled by 0.00 phosphate.

Sometimes rock can leach phosphate into a tank, not enough to measure, but enough to course algae growth, but than at least I experienced a hear algae, not a algae water

[ocean diver]

How long are your lights on for, how many hours a day.

[mandyplo]

Originally Posted by wmcinnes

Okay, easy does it! No need to panic. The friendly folk of Canreef will help you through this.

First things first, what are your parameters that you are getting with your test kits. Calcium, Magnesium, Alkalinity, Salinity, Phosphate, Nitrate??

If the water is green like you say, a large water change ~50% may be in order.

Also, I am curious as to what kind of 'filter' you are talking about..? If you have a sump w/ protein skimmer. And are running some sort of carbon/GFO media you should be good without one. Canister filters tend to do more wrong than right when it comes to a reef tank. They have been coined the name 'Nitrate Factories'.

The picture of your tank shows me promise, so I would not worry too much. It can get turned around.

I had the dual carbon & gfo reactor from BRS. It didnt work straight out of the box - gfo wouldn't tumble and no water would run out of the product line.

[wmcinnes]

Thats crappy. Is that what you meant by 'filter' in the first post?

I would at least get some media bags and put carbon in one and GFO in the other and put them in a high flow area of the sump for the time being. Until you get another media reactor.