ReefCresteds
06/18/2007, 06:51 AM
OK-I have a red algae question-hope somebody has some thoughts on what could be causing this. First of all here's my setup:
I have 3 reef tanks all running into one large sump. The tanks are a 300 gal, 185 gal, and a 120 gal-running w/ about 100 gal in the sump. so i have about a 700 gal setup. Everything has been growing really well. The setup has been running for about a year and a half. My nitrates are at 0 and I don't have an algae problem in any of my tanks except recently (last 2 months) I have been getting red slime algae growing on the substrate in my 120 gal. I don't have it in any of the other tanks. The 120 has a lot of light on it-2 400W halides w/ VHOs(it houses SPS and clams). I have one tang in here-a yellow tang.
Any thoughts -what should I do to get the red alge under control in this tank? I am siphoning it out almost everyday off the gravel.
Thanks for your thoughts.
I have 3 reef tanks all running into one large sump. The tanks are a 300 gal, 185 gal, and a 120 gal-running w/ about 100 gal in the sump. so i have about a 700 gal setup. Everything has been growing really well. The setup has been running for about a year and a half. My nitrates are at 0 and I don't have an algae problem in any of my tanks except recently (last 2 months) I have been getting red slime algae growing on the substrate in my 120 gal. I don't have it in any of the other tanks. The 120 has a lot of light on it-2 400W halides w/ VHOs(it houses SPS and clams). I have one tang in here-a yellow tang.
Any thoughts -what should I do to get the red alge under control in this tank? I am siphoning it out almost everyday off the gravel.
Thanks for your thoughts.