newbie please advise

andsoitgoes · #1 03-06-2007, 04:05 AM

500w coralife? That seems really strong for a FOWLR, and I don't see any corals in there at all...

how long has the tank been set up? what bio load do you have? etc.?

RicePaddy · #2 03-06-2007, 04:11 AM

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 · #3 03-06-2007, 04:15 AM

What kind of snails?

Murminator · #4 03-06-2007, 04:17 AM

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 · #5 03-06-2007, 04:18 AM

Snails won't touch it

Jevon Yacyshyn · #6 03-06-2007, 04:22 AM

Thanks.
I will try this.

Clown · #7 07-08-2007, 03:52 PM

Quote:

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

Jevon Yacyshyn · #8 03-06-2007, 04:14 AM

My intention is to add corals as my budget allows.

I think by bio load you mean fish? Two sand sifting starfish, 1 X Green Chromis, 3 X Yellowtail Blue Damsels and 6 X Mexican Turbo Snails (but 3 may have died recently).