sps & phosphates will algae show?

[Hendersonracing]

I do a water change every week 10% and check my phosphates with a saleifert kit....and absolutely have no algae in the main tank at all and very little in the fuge...is this because of low nutrients? and some of my sps are brown??

[trottman]

feed more

[Hendersonracing]

I feed everyday 4 cubs of mysis & brine and a clip of nori?? should I feed more than that?? also add phyto every other day...maby Im skimming to much? to wet?

[Hendersonracing]

Ive ssen tanks with alot of sps and the tank covered in algae??? whats the deal with that??

[mpoletti]

I like to fee Phytofeast for my SPS. When I started doing that, my colors began to change.

[Hendersonracing]

were can i get that from??/do you have a website??

[Hendersonracing]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9668318#post9668318 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Marko9
I like to fee Phytofeast for my SPS. When I started doing that, my colors began to change.

when do you know when you have added to much??/it says containes phosphates??? when do you say enough is enough tring to keep phosphates down??

[REEF-DADDY]

How often you need to clena your glass is the best indication of po4, but the salifert kit is worthless. By the time you get a reading your tank looks like a lawn....

[Hendersonracing]

I clean my glass every 2 weeks and thats basically because I add phyto and it sticks to the glass a little...I just added 3 400 watt 10k's Im thinking that was the problem to little of light...but I have not a trace of algae anywhere...Ive seen tanks with double the fish look a lot better? Im wondering If Im doing to much?

[CeeGee]

Reef-Daddy

If your phosphates are low how often should you have to clean the glass?

I have been battling high phosphates (installed a phosban reactor and using rowa) and the need for cleaning my glass has slowed dramatically but I still have to wipe it about every 3-4 days. It isn't bad but it gets a little distracting as I like my glass as clean as I can get it.

[REEF-DADDY]

5 days before you NEED to clean it. I've found that level equates to about .03-.04 in my tank.


Joe 2 weeks is great you must have super low nutrients!

[Hendersonracing]

so you think thats my problem then??? I probably wouldnt need to clean then but I use the green phytoplankton a few times a week...

[jackson6745]

If you get green algae growth on the glass, you're PO4 is too high.

Best way to find out is to get a Hanna meter or borrow one from a friend :)

Joe, you're feeding a lot. I would bet that your phosphates are high.

[Hendersonracing]

I have about 17 or 18 fish and feed 4 cubs a day and 1 nori slip is that to much???I can cut back again but seemed like last time I did things definately went down hill????If I post pics later can you tell from the tank look??

[jackson6745]

[i]If I post pics later can you tell from the tank look?? [/B]

Probably

[_K_E_P_]

What do your corals look like? Pale?

[CeeGee]

REEF-DADDY,

When you say NEED to clean it how much algae would you say was on the glass? At the three day 3-4 day mark I am seeing a little from the front of the tank and can see it pretty well looking down the side of the tank at the front pane.

[REEF-DADDY]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9673166#post9673166 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by CeeGee
REEF-DADDY,

When you say NEED to clean it how much algae would you say was on the glass? At the three day 3-4 day mark I am seeing a little from the front of the tank and can see it pretty well looking down the side of the tank at the front pane.


You can see it standing 3 feet from the tank. I typically clean my front glass everyday, more as something to do. But I need to clean it about every 5 days

[Hendersonracing]

here is a few pics I took....Im getting kind of ****ed I keep throwing money away and have the best equipement...tunze on the way...but I have the worst luck with sps for some reason...I also run a calcium reactor...

calcium-440

alk 9.6

ph 8.3-8.4 now with the 400 watt lights

mag 1300

any way here are a few pics any help would be appreciated..

Ive had this cap for about 5 months it doing good

http://usera.imagecave.com/hendersonracing23/Picture1155.jpg
...I just bought 4 from someone on reef central....when the bags came in they were ICE COLD Im not sure if that could have caused this???

http://usera.imagecave.com/hendersonracing23/Picture1154.jpg

[Hendersonracing]

here are a few more that came in the same shipment...

http://usera.imagecave.com/hendersonracing23/Picture1151.jpg

[Hendersonracing]

now here are a few other pics of the tank...no algae growth and very little coraline growth on the tank but pretty good growth on the rocks????whats the deal????tank is 10 months old now..

http://usera.imagecave.com/hendersonracing23/Picture1153.jpg

http://usera.imagecave.com/hendersonracing23/Picture1149.jpg

http://usera.imagecave.com/hendersonracing23/Picture1147.jpg

http://usera.imagecave.com/hendersonracing23/Picture1144.jpg

overflows??

http://usera.imagecave.com/hendersonracing23/Picture1142.jpg

http://usera.imagecave.com/hendersonracing23/Picture1141.jpg

http://usera.imagecave.com/hendersonracing23/Picture1140.jpg

[Hendersonracing]

here is another cap that I just got was marked green???but was white

http://usera.imagecave.com/hendersonracing23/aaaaa095.jpg

[Hendersonracing]

ok going to cut back again on feeding...and acclimate everything to my light no matter what the other persons lights are! what about shipping water can that effect corals when they are added???Seems like when I got then the color was gone?

[REEF-DADDY]

I am seeing you have lotsa big fish and ca reactor. I bet your po4 is indeed high. Is there someone in your local area with a Hanna?

[Hendersonracing]

what is a hanna is that a po4 detector? and were can i get one?

[jay24k]

I had 22 fish at one time and I didn't even feed 4 cubes of food a day. I think you are feeding way too much. Unless you have fish that require more frequent feedings, I'd cut it back to every other day.

[Hendersonracing]

Im with you...I think that was my problem...and before that lasck of lighting.....I have definately learned the hard way...Im going to do a few big wc's and hopefully straighten this mess up..

[MrPike]

Those pics look dim, what kind of lighting are you using?

[MrPike]

Nevermind, just saw where you specified. Id wait a few months for your corals to acclimate to those lights. Sometimes corals will sit in my tank for 6 months, then suddenly explode with growth. Others wont grow much and ill move them around thinking something isnt right and probably just end up starting the process over.

Try geting some different colors of digita, capricornis, birds nest, green slimer(yongei), those are fast growers. I have noticed the yongei is a good indicator of water quality, polyps out and fluffy when its happy, retracted when I screw up.

[bogg]

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QUOTE]<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9682084#post9682084 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Hendersonracing
what is a hanna is that a po4 detector? and were can i get one? [/QUOTE]


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[Hendersonracing]

which one??? I have the dual tds on my rodi??? is there one that measures p04?

[MiddletonMark]

How long has the tank had corals in it?

How long has it had Ca/Alk supplimented?

I guess it seems like there's not much coralline algae - and while that doesn't really `mean much' ... it suggests possible issues with Ca/Alk, stability, or having the tank steady/mature IMO.

[Hendersonracing]

I run a calcium reactor tank 10 months old!!