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11-18-2007, 10:16 PM
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GFO - granulated ferious oxide, which is also phosban, phoslock, etc.
I would recommend keeping with the water changes, add in some new carbon, and be very careful about overfeeding. You can also trying blacking out your tank for a day or two. Cover the tank with a blanket or towels to ensure no light enters. What do you have running in your refugium? 
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11-18-2007, 10:53 PM
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there's cheato in the refugium. About the size of a softball.. maybe a little more.
I added some rock to it aswell last week. I'm using phosban at the moment but i used to have seachem's version.. forgot the name.
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11-18-2007, 11:07 PM
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OK so if i understand correctly you have Green water. Is there any other algea in the tank?
Sorry but I have more questions What type of lighting? What K are the bulbs? How old are the bulbs? If you have a phosphate test kit what is it reading How old are you current test kits? Algea eats phosphates and nitrates. If your live rock was garbage it would not convert ammonia to Nitrite and nitrite to Nitrate. The end of the nitrogen cycle is Nitrate. You rock is not expected to convert Nirtate to anything. Ammonia and Nitrites are toxic to fish. So I would say your rock is doing it's job. Odds are your Nitrates are not 0 and I'm going to speculate your Phosphates are through the roof. J
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11-19-2007, 12:33 AM
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the bulbs are old.. I bought new bulbs but ordered 96watt instead of 65 by mistake.
anyway they are dual 65watt power compact orbit lights. 10,000k and 460nm acitinic. there's no other algae in the tank but the green water andt he cheato in the refugium. I don't have a phospate test kit, and the other tests are about a year old. i guess i'll ahve to order one. asherah
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11-19-2007, 12:40 AM
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How long has this been happening? Is the water cloudy grey? white? green? Keep using the PHosBan, the SeaChem version isn't as good. Your phosphate media should be dark reddish brown...if you have a white version it isn't nearly as good.
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11-19-2007, 12:43 AM
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ok it is white.. i didn't even know there was a brown kind.. i'll have to try that too then.
the water in the tank is green... =( it's been doing this for months!! I thought I had it cleared up but I was wrong! asherah
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11-19-2007, 01:45 AM
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I would get rid of that filter and go canister... but that's my opinion, I like canister filters and I have found that overkill is good for a marine system. I do battle with green hair algae but it is getting less and less as time goes on.
as for light bulbs you should change them every 6 months if they are florescents wether they are burnt out or not.... as they are used they diminish in intensity gradually and you won't notice it until you put in a new bulb. I love my cannister filters, and wouldn't even think about using a little aqua clear on a marine system. that's just my opinion though. like I said earlier on my 10G nano I run a fluval 404 (which is for a 100G tank, so they say)
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11-19-2007, 01:46 AM
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what are your test readings for the water anyway?
ammonia? nitrites? nitrates? phosphates?
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11-20-2007, 02:24 AM
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Oh wow...green water eh? My best advice for you would be to find a local (to your area) saltwater club, and get one of the knowledgable members to help you out.
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11-20-2007, 01:08 AM
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