New tank syndrome?

[soccerman77]

So my 75 with a 29g sump has been up since mid- april. I see the other 75g 3-month old threads and the tanks look nothing like mine (aka clear) . I've been battling algea for a while now. I've had an algea bloom for about 2 weeks now as well as some hair algea that i've had for about 2 months. I have 3 small fish that I try to feed minimally (2 green chromis, and a clown). Ammonia, Nitrates and phosphates show up as 0. TDS is 115 in, .01 out. Skimmer is pumping out a solid amount of skimmate and I've been changing 9 gallons every week. I have some cheato but it doesn't seem to be flourishing. Only thing that I can think of causing this algae is that I orginally filled the tank with tap water.

Basically my question is when is my tank going to clear up? At what point do I figure that the algae is not new tank syndrome and try to fix the problem?

Any help would be sweet!

[scrmbld33]

how many pounds of LR do you have? if not enough this may be part of the problem. what type of lights do you have and how old?

i had a simalar problem with blooms and had near perfect tests, water changes etc, couldnt figure it out until i added a turbo twist uv to my sump, and a day later and all was gone and hasnt been back since. :)

[Psychojam]

According to this calculator (http://www.reefcentral.com/calc/RODICalc.php) you still have 37% tap water in your tank. This could be the cause of the prolonged algae bloom.

[woodycb]

What kind of water are you using, R.O./Tap. Also, do you have any power heads for water movement, that will play a major roll in controling certain algeas. You may have elevated levels of phosphates. A uv sterilizer does help, adding a phosban reactor may help tremendously.

[soccerman77]

I have 120 pounds of LR and about a 6" DSB of south pacific sand bed. As for lights a have 4- 54w T-5's and 2 250w HQI. What's a turbo twist uv?

[soccerman77]

As stated above I filled initially with tap but now have RO/DI that tests .01 TDS.

[soccerman77]

Oh and for flow I currently have 2 korilia 3's and an aqua clear 70. Sump is rated for 480gph. I was definantly think of adding tunze nano streams (remove the aqua clear) as soon as i get some cash.

[danielmanlee]

Soccerman.. I set up my 72 gal tank on Apr 24, about the same time you did.. I did have a Turbo Twist UV stirilizer to help control the algae..maybe this will help

[serum153]

What is in the ac 70? I have one, but only run carbon that I change out every 2 weeks.

[soccerman77]

serum- nothing atm. Just for flow cause I had it lying around.

[fraggin]

do you have a skimmer?

[Kayak_Guy]

Maybe running a phosban reactor will help.

[kysard1]

If you have zero nitrates and phosphates I would look at adding snails and hermits, the algae is feeding off material imbedded on your rocks.