New tank algae....what to expect

[Marnie]

Originally Posted by reef_raf

Marnie, it will cycle thru the available nutrients as they come and go. No way to tell a time frame. Shouldn't be too long though. Make sure you stick to a decent water change schedule using RO water, feed sparingly, and let the crew do their thing. Do you have any turbo snails? They eat lots.
Also, keep your skimmer clean.

Hey Brad, what is your definition of a decent water change schedule. I am a little anal on the water changes and because I am so used to having overstocked freshwater tanks (Angelfish hatchery) and having to do so many water changes I'd be interested to hear what you and others regularly do.

I'm keeping my WC pretty frequent in hopes of keeping the algae at bay. I'm hoping Santa is bringing me a RO/DI unit for Xmas for now I am using my drinking water filter (better than nothing I suppose)

Look forward to hearing all your WC schedules.