pacific blue Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 FRIG!!!! :evil: :evil: i have this algae growing over anything including ollover my corals, and i have no phosphates or nitrates?! its just a new tank iv set up, is it just a cycle thing? i hate green algae!!!! :evil: :evil: :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 its just a new tank iv set up, is it just a cycle thing? yes. BIG water changes will help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bychineva Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 wht i did was tie a hose to a tooth brush and siphoned the water as well as the algae...see if it helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacific blue Posted September 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 ok, thanks ill tri doing that. how long does it normally hang around for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bychineva Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 it really depends on the tank i guess/// i had algae for abt 1mth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetskisteve Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Big skimmer helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 yeah, decent skimmer. if you still get it after cycling, you gotta look at what is fueling the algae. it feeds off nitrates and phosphates, so ensure top up water is via RODI, don't overfeed, have decent filtration etc. and i have no phosphates or nitrates?! get a new test kit. specifically with phosphates, most test kits dont read low enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacific blue Posted September 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Big skimmer helps haha oh did you say you wanted 2 sell me 1 4 cheap?? :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetskisteve Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 ha ha No just the truth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bychineva Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 lesson that i learnt is tht u can never overskim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracker Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 lesson that i learnt is tht u can never overskim Not sure about that one..... I am testing this theory at the moment. I actually believe you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 I am testing this theory at the moment. I actually believe you can thats quite a tough one to answer i think. of course you can overskim, as skimmers take out the bad as well as the good, potentially leaving nothing left for the corals. however... it is much easier for us to control what is added than what is removed. so, IMO you should skim to the highest extent possible, then replace the goodness that the skimmer removes (within reason of course, no one's going to put a Deltec AP1002 on a 10 litre nano ). i believe thats much easier than having a barely adequate skimmer and assuming what it leaves is sufficient for good coral growth but no algae growth. so many other variables too, frequency of water changes? other filtration? etc. etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetskisteve Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 on that basis Chim u need to do a lot more waterchanges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 on that basis Chim u need to do a lot more waterchanges hell yes. might go get some water at 8pm tonight apparently ozone hole right over nzl today cant be out in sun for more than 5 minutes that screws my water changes. suppose i could dress in jeans and long sleeved T and head out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttputt Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 Not sure about that one..... I am testing this theory at the moment. I actually believe you can. I can't see you being able to test it Cracker. You wouldn't be able to overskim your size tank, with what you feed, even with your new skimmer. That skimmer on a 200l tank maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracker Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 My algae had reduced and my vcolours have paled a touch..... Its interesting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttputt Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 looking forward to seeing your vcolours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracker Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 bychineva wrote: lesson that i learnt is tht u can never overskim Not sure about that one..... I am testing this theory at the moment. I actually believe you can. My algae had reduced and my vcolours have paled a touch..... Its interesting... Don't forget you have changed your lighting as well as skimmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 Don't forget you have changed your lighting as well as skimmer hell yes, the lighting is most likely to have caused the lighter colours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacific blue Posted September 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 mmmk, so is there any other subsitute for a big skimmer. i just dont have the cash at the mo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetskisteve Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 2 smaller ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacific blue Posted October 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 haha nice, well i have one suitable for a 200l tank on my 1300l setup. does that count as small? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feelers Posted October 8, 2006 Report Share Posted October 8, 2006 Does anyone have any of this algae? I think it looks awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmatix Posted October 8, 2006 Report Share Posted October 8, 2006 I have some the same but its not white on the base Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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