Algae control in small system

[ScubaSteve]

Originally Posted by reefwars

me??? hehehe

You? Nah, we know all about you and can't get ya to shut up

Just kidding Denny, we love you.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Originally Posted by ScubaSteve

Just kidding Denny, we love you.

Get a motel room guys

I think 30 snails in a small tank is also way overkill. In fact, I find most "clean-up crew" packages to be way more than necessary and most of the snails and hermits will die off over time.

As has been mentioned already, tackling the source of the algae (nutrient control) is better and adding something to eat the available algae will be a good two-way approach. Just don't overdo it on the algae eaters.

Anthony

[fishytime]

Is the frag tank plumbed into a bigger tank?..... if so, its kinda a tough thing.....Im having this same battle with mt tanks.....large tank with tangs and angels has no algae.....smaller tank that is plumbed in with no tangs or angels has tonnes of algae.....I know what my issue is tho.....nutrients!!!..... the big tank is overstocked and has plenty of nutrients that feeds the algae in the small tank.....Ive tried a massive clean up crew, seashares and urchins.....didnt work for me.......if the tank is on its own then a good skimmer, reactors and a low biolaod should do the trick....

[Money pit]

Originally Posted by fishytime

.....smaller tank that is plumbed in with no tangs or angels has tonnes of algae.....

I think those are called refugiums

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by Money pit

I think those are called refugiums

I know!......I took a page from Skabooya's tank journal thread title and started callin it my "macro algae display"

[Strickland_673]

Google "DIY Aquaclear fuge" I had a GHA problem in my 25g, made one of these put some cheatoin there with a grow light over it. worked like a charm, absolutely zero GHA left!!!!

[ReefOcean]

I don't understand why you would have an algae problem in a frag tank. Is it a closed system? Are there fish? Do you still use RODI water?

EDIT: BTW, any mille frags for sale?

[Edmonton newbie]

i set up a turf scrubber on my 50 gal a couple of weeks ago works great. my algea is way down, water is super clear. i even took my skimmer offline and have not seen my corals looking so good. you might want to look into trying something like that

[Millepora_Maniac]

Originally Posted by ScubaSteve

+1 on the seahare.

PS. Dude, we haven't heard from you in a while. How's it been?

Hey Steve, Been really busy (Skyrim and work. LOL)

i've been moving and setting back up in my new place, everything is really good, fast growth and great colour.

for the algae, I'm thinking sea hare too, i've just had poor success with them, somtimes they just seem to live for a week and then die.

[Millepora_Maniac]

Originally Posted by ReefOcean

I don't understand why you would have an algae problem in a frag tank. Is it a closed system? Are there fish? Do you still use RODI water?

EDIT: BTW, any mille frags for sale?

Yes, i have mille frags for sale like ususal, blue ones pink ones, green and blue ones. PM if you need one or all.

It's funny you mention the RO because i recently had my RO Booster pump explode on me. Since then the algae has gotten out of control, I'm thinking that maybe without that extremem pressure going through my RO unit that the filters aren't working properly. I have a new one now so we'll see what happens, maybe a fresh set of filters include DI resin would help out too.

this baffles me sometimes though, you can't read it on a test kit, you can't see it in your display, my refugium is hardly growing my macro algae, runnning Zeo, and pellets, i do massive regular water changes (big blue drums) yet the algae in my frag tank continues to grow.

I'll post back on the success or failure of the new booster pump with filters. i've been ruinning my RO at about 25 PSI since the pump blew. this new one should boost it to 80 or more, maybe that'll make all the difference.